but on this day, it s the force of men, not nature, that s the biggest miracle of all. an unbelievable rescue mission to save one man who has crept dangerously close to the edge of the falls. the call comes in on march 19th, 2003, 5:08 p.m. sergeant pat moriarty is on duty. he s a 19-year veteran of the niagara falls state park police. our radio man yelled down the hall and said, we just got a call from the canadians. there s a man on the ice at terrapin point. not a safe place to be. terrapin point is a piece of land that sits as close to the falls as you can get. the drop from that point, terrapin point, is over 180 feet straight down. if you go over in that particular spot, you re not going to survive. when moriarty arrives on the scene, it s even worse than he expected. the man is not on the icy formation on land, he s waist-deep in frigid water.
it s march 19th, 2003. rescuers have been trying for more than an hour to save a man from falling nearly 180 feet over the edge of niagara falls to his death. from the air rescuers are attempting to toss him a life ring. but suddenly the man slips, and they fear they ve lost him for good. when he first fell, he grabbed onto the rocks. and then within a few seconds, he slid back probably another two or three feet. and at that point, his legs actually went over the brink. but against all odds, the man is able to pull himself up on a rock. and then there s just jubilation.รง he stands up, and it s miraculous. it s an unbelievable experience to see somebody just sheer will and drive of that person to not go over and just stand up. he s up, but it s not time to celebrate yet. the man s footing is still unstable.
biggest miracle of all. an unbelievable rescue mission to save one man who has crept dangerously close to the edge of the falls. the call comes in on march 19th, 2003, 5:08 p.m. sergeant pat moriarty is on duty. he s a 19-year veteran of the niagara falls state park police. our radio man yelled down the hall and said, we just got a call from the canadians. there s a man on the ice at terrapin point. not a safe place to be. terrapin point is a piece of land that sits as close to the falls as you can get. the drop from that point, terrapin point, is over 180 feet straight down. if you go over in that particular spot, you re not going to survive. when moriarty arrives on the scene, it s even worse than he expected. the man is not on the icy formation on land, he s waist-deep in frigid water. when i saw the victim standing almost in waist deep water right at the brink of the falls, the hair on the back of my neck went up. moriarty immediately calls the fire department and the h
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biggest miracle of all. an unbelievable rescue mission to save one man who has crept dangerously close to the edge of the falls. the call comes in on march 19th, 2003, 5:08 p.m. sergeant pat moriarty is on duty. he s a 19-year veteran of the niagara falls state park police. our radio man yelled down the hall and said, we just got a call from the canadians. there s a man on the ice at terrapin point. not a safe place to be. terrapin point is a piece of land that sits as close to the falls as you can get. the drop from that point, terrapin point, is over 180 feet straight down. if you go over in that particular spot, you re not going to survive. when moriarty arrives on the scene, it s even worse than he expected. the man is not on the icy formation on land, he s waist-deep in frigid water. when i saw the victim standing almost in waist deep water right at the brink of the falls, the hair on the back of