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Date last updated: February 20, 2012

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1 dead after tour boat capsizes near Niagara Falls, New York

One person was killed and multiple people were sent to local hospitals after a boat capsized Monday during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal beneath the western New York city of Lockport, officials said.

Police and fire crews were called to the Lockport Cave Tours, about 32 kilometres northeast of Niagara Falls, at about 11:30 a.m. The tours take visitors on an underground boat ride illuminated only by small lights.

"The boat did a 180-degree turn, so the bottom of the boat was upright in the water," Lockport Fire Chief Luca Quagliano said at a news conference. "A number of victims were on top of that boat initially when rescuers got to them."

He said all 29 people on board the flat-bottom boat were thrown into water between 5 feet and 6 feet deep when the boat apparently became unbalanced and capsized toward the end of the roughly 300-foot tunnel.

Some passengers were able to get to safety on their own. Rescue crews using an inflatable boat rescued about 16 others, he said.

Authorities did not immediately release the name of the man who died. His wife was taken to a hospital, officials said.

"We have had eight of the passengers come into our ER," said Patricia Brandt, spokeswoman for Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport. "None critical. They're all stable and some have already been released."

Brandt said she did not know the nature of the injuries but believed some were treated for cold from being in the water. Other patients went to other hospitals, she said, but did not have details.

Jeremy Swiatowy, 42, watched as rescue workers breached the wall to the cave with a sledgehammer before shimmying through the hole to help rescue the remaining people inside. Swiatowy said local schoolchildren often take tours at the Lockport, and locals were concerned that children might have been on the boat that sent people into the chilling water.

"The water in the caves is super cold," he said.

Video footage from the scene outside the Lockport Cave office showed one person talking as she was loaded onto an ambulance. Others wrapped in white towels were being escorted to a bus as a steady rain fell.

Photos and videos posted on the Lockport Cave website show small, flat-bottom boats slipping through a rough-hewn tunnel, which was blasted out in the 19th century to transport extra water from the Erie Canal to power nearby businesses.

The tunnel was once the subject of an episode of the Syfy network show "Ghost Hunters."

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Experience the Niagara River like no other way possible. Highly skilled captains will take you on the ride of your life on the Niagara River Rapids. Niagara Whirlpool Jet boat Tours offers two versions of their high powered craft. The first is the “open” style and the other we refer to as the “jetdome”. The jetdome has a completely enclosed cabin for those wishing to have a dry ride. Below are some important details regarding our tours. Please remember to reserve in advance and don’t forget about our $7.00 money saving coupon .

For those of you who have never experienced the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tour remember that besides an awe inspiring ride that YOU WILL GET SOAKING WET! There are private changing rooms available for use before and after your ride.  All Jet boat locations offer food and beverage service for your convenience so you can relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Niagara River before or after your Jet Boat ride.

Our Jet boat tour has allowed over two million guests to enjoy the power and beauty of Niagara’s class 5 whitewater rapids. Experience the thrill of our Hamilton 360 turns, the Shower before the Power and the rush of the rapids. The Whirlpool Jet Boat tour is now the most popular white water ride on the planet!

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You will be absolutely soaked, so please bring a full change of clothes (undergarments too!) Passengers must be at least 44″ (112cm) tall. This is your average 6-year-old. You may bring glasses, sunglasses, a hat and a waterproof camera on board. Putting a camera in a plastic bag does not make it waterproof. We will provide all necessary gear to keep you as comfortable as possible, including a certified life jacket. We have splash sandals available for purchase in our River Shop. If you would like to wear your own shoes or sandals, please ensure that the sandals have a strap that wraps around the back of your ankle. As the weather dictates, we will also provide ponchos, splash suits and sweaters. We have sizes to fit most people.

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Our DRY Freedom Jet tour is the perfect alternative for those on a tight schedule, who don’t want to get wet or who are traveling with children between the ages of 4-6. The Freedom Jet follows the exact same route as the Wet Jet tour but keeps our passengers dry!

Passengers must be at least 40″ (102cm) tall. This is your average 4-year-old. You may bring a camera on board, but please remember that there is minimal storage on our jet boats. We will provide a certified life jacket which is mandatory for this tour. The glass dome that encloses the vessel keeps you from getting wet, so feel free to bring a camera or cellphone to record the experience!

You must arrive on site at least 45 minutes prior to departure time.

Reservations are necessary and our tours depart rain or shine. We have never cancelled a tour due to inclement weather.

Anyone under the age of 16 must ride with an adult 18 or older.

All passengers must be able to support their own weight with their arms while seated.

Expectant mothers are not permitted on our tours and we do not recommend this tour for persons with a history of heart, neck or back problems.

2024 ticket price USD – Adults: $64.95 US   Children:$39.95 US  Taxes not included.

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Over 70% of visitors rate the Holiday Inn as very good to excellent. Location is great as it’s close to the Falls and the Fallsview Casino. There is also a great selection of nearby restaurants at the Hilton Fallsview and the Casino.

It is only a six minute walk to Queen Victoria Park and fifteen minutes to the Boat ride below the Falls ticket window. If you are not interested in all the kitsch of Clifton Hill and want to be closer to the Table Rock House and Journey Behind the Falls this is the place for you!

While the Best Western is not within walking distance of the Falls we think this is a high quality hotel for the price. Reviews are almost always very good with very few complaints.

For those of you who might visit Niagara Falls during the off-season the large swimming pool is very inviting and of course the kids just love it.

The Quality Inn & Suites , 5234 Ferry St, Niagara Falls, Canada

The Hyatt Place Hotel is Niagara Falls NY's newest hotel. Gorgeous suites and upscale service make the Hyatt the place to stay. Located at 310 Rainbow Blvd S, Niagara Falls NY.

Be astounded by the spectacular views from the Embassy Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview. Huge windows in our two-room suites overlook this beautiful landmark. Expect an unforgettable stay at our modern hotel with a friendly staff, and more space for family in our two-room suites. Expect a private bedroom and separate living room. Executive suites have full views of the Falls and a full-size sofa bed.

The Niagara Tower Hotel located in the Fallsview neighborhood in Niagara Falls Canada. The Tower Hotel at Fallsview features air-conditioned rooms and private parking. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant and every room has a flat-screen TV. Certain rooms have views of the Falls, Niagara River or a city view. Certainly one of the most unique hotels in the world.

The Wyndham Garden Fallsview  is located conveniently close to many restaurants and is only a 10 minute walk to the Falls. This Wyndham features an on-site restaurant, pub and free WiFi throughout the property. All rooms are provided with a private bathroom, free toiletries and a hairdryer. Some units include a sitting area or a hot tub for relaxing after a busy day of sight seeing. All rooms are equipped with Flat-screen TV's. 24-hour front desk and gift shop at the property.

This Super 8 is conveniently located near shopping, many restaurants and only a 10 minute drive to the Falls. Hotel features free Wi-Fi and a seasonal outdoor pool. All rooms include a refrigerator, cable TV, work desk, private bathroom and coffee maker. Visitors can use the NFTA seasonal trolley to access local attractions. On-site business center and 24-hour front desk. Free parking.

Safari Niagara is a 150-acre, privately-owned and operated nature park. It's home to more than 1000 native and exotic mammals, reptiles and birds. Visitors can enjoy spending quality time with their families and friends with our all-inclusive admission.

Watch ships as they pass through the Welland Canal. Visit the Welland Canal Visitor Centre website for more information.

The ThriftLodge Clifton Hill is about as close as you can stay to the Falls and attractions. The modern guest rooms at Thriftlodge at the Falls provide coffee-making facilities and cable TV. Free Wi-Fi is available. Guests can relax in the outdoor heated pool on site. A laundromat and a 24-hour front desk are also provided for guest convenience.

The Comfort Inn by the Falls is the closest hotel to the Falls in Niagara Falls NY. Many rooms offer splendid views of the Niagara Falls State Park, Canadian skyline and the thundering rapids that lead to the brink of the American Falls. Located at 1 Prospect Pointe, Niagara Falls NY.

The Red Coach Inn has been serving customers since 1923. Overlooking the Niagara River rapids, this historic inn is just a five minute walk from the American Falls. Features include an excellent restaurant and uniquely decorated rooms. Select suites have a fireplace and full kitchen. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner by the fireplace or on the seasonal outdoor patio. This is Niagara Falls NY's finest accomodations.

The Niagara Inn is perfectly situated near the American side of Niagara Falls. Our hotel offers sightseeing and helicopter tours as well as easy access to all of the area's major attractions. Enjoy the rushing waters of Niagara during your stay with us. We are located on the newly improved Niagara trail greenspace with pathways along the river and gorge leading to Whirlpool Park. You can walk, bike or hike along this new scenic expansion of beautiful greenspace.   

The Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls Canada is a unique structure complete with a revolving restaurant and an outdoor viewing area. The most famous restaurant in Niagara Falls – The Skylon Tower offers 2 great levels of fine dining – both 775 feet above the Falls! Choose from our world-famous Revolving Dining Room Restaurant or select the family-affordable Summit Suite Buffet restaurant. 

Marriott Courtyard is an easy walk to the Falls or Clifton Hill and is in the heart of the entertainment district. This hotel features an indoor and outdoor pool. The Keg Steakhouse & Bar on site. Free Wi-Fi is included in all rooms. All rooms feature a flat-screen TV and floor-to-ceiling windows. The Courtyard by Marriott Niagara Falls has a full service business center. Breakfast buffet available.

If you choose the  Hilton Fallsview try and reserve a room on the upper floors of the north tower as they offer the best view of both falls. The Hilton Fallsview now offers a beautiful infinity pool with amazing views of Niagara Falls. Guests can also enjoy four uniquely different restaurants, two lounges and a cafe. For your convenience you will find a 24-hour front desk and gift shop.

Ride in to the mist!  Hornblower Niagara Cruises  is open daily from May through November. You may have seen the Falls before but you’ve never seen them quite like this. Hold onto your heart and keep your eyes wide open because you’re in for the thrill of a lifetime! The legendary Niagara Falls boat tour takes you as close as possible to the thundering roar, awesome power and amazing mist of the mighty Falls!

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• Historic Niagara Falls Accidents

Niagara Falls has long been a beautiful site for tourists from all over the world to take in. Being the most powerful waterfall in the world with endless tourist attractions to enjoy, Niagara Falls sees millions of visitors every year. But with such enormous natural forces at play, there is some degree of danger.

Throughout it’s tourism history there have been some incredible accidents in the Niagara Falls region. Luckily most of these have not been repeated making Niagara Falls a safe and amazing place for visitors to experience with their families.

White Water Rafting 

Any adrenaline junkie that has been to Niagara Falls has surely imagined what it would be like to rip through the class 6 rapids in an inflatable raft. Well, this has already been done several times in the past and the story did not have a happy ending.

On August 29th 1975, Niagara Gorge River Trips Inc. was doing their 11th trial run of a new rafting excursion through the Niagara River rapids, which pass through the infamous whirlpool rapids. They were using a 37 foot long rubber and nylon inflatable raft intending to carry 27 tourists and two pilots from the Maid of the Mist dock to Lewiston New York five miles down stream for a cost of $20 per passenger.

Two miles into the journey, as the raft was passing through the whirlpool rapids, the raft capsized tossing everyone into the wild waters below. Of the 29 passengers on board, 3 of them passed away during the ordeal and 3 other were admitted to a nearby hospital with life threatening injuries. On top of this, one of the rescue workers who was driving a rescue boat died of a heart attach as he tried to salvage the 37 ft raft from the whirlpool rapids.

White water rafting is no longer available at the Niagara River, however, tourists can take part in the heart pumping action packed Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours  which is a much safer option, still getting you up close an personal with the Niagara Whirlpool.

Rainbow Helicopter Tour

Helicopter tours have long been one of the best ways to view Niagara Falls and the surrounding area giving passengers a birds eye view of this natural wonder. Some of these tours, however, were not as successful as they now are.

On May 31 1989 one of Rainbow Helicopters sightseeing tours had a very close call. As the pilot was flying passengers along the Niagara Gorge toward the Falls, he was too low, nearly causing a disastrous accident. Due to the low cruising altitude, the landing rails of the helicopter struck the wire cables of the Spanish Aero Car ripping off the landing rails. By sheer luck, the helicopter narrowly missed an aero car carrying 17 passengers at the time and did not damage the cables.

The pilot now had a difficult endeavor on his hands; how was he going to safely land a helicopter missing landing rails without flipping the vehicle. As he approached the nearby Whirlpool Golf Course, the pilot hovered a few feet above the ground instructing his passengers to jump out and run to a safe distance. Once they were at a safe distance he carefully landed the helicopter, managing to keep everyone on board the helicopter and the aero car safe.

Back in those days, the minimum cruising altitude of helicopter tours was only 500 feet over undeveloped areas. This regulation has since been changed making helicopter tours of the Niagara Region much safer than they once were.

Goat Island Rescue Mission

On October 7th 1973, the motor of a boat carrying 4 passengers on the upper Niagara River struck a rock causing it to stop functioning. The passengers quickly jumped out of the boat, which at the time was near goat island, and walked over to the island awaiting to be rescued as they watched the boat go over the Horseshoe Falls.

The first rescue attempt was from a sightseeing helicopter. As the helicopter hovered over the stranded victims, one of the stranded men grabbed one of the struts of the helicopter causing it to tilt. This caused the main rotor of the helicopter to strike the water, making the chopper burst into flames. Luckily all of the rescuers on the helicopter were able to jump out in time saving their lives. But now instead of 4 stranded people on goat island there were 8.

A second rescue attempt was now on it’s way. This time it was a police boat with three officers on board. As the boat approached, the propeller broke sending it into an uncontrollable path. Two of the officers immediately jumped out making their way to shallow waters while the third waited until he was about 300 meters away from the edge of the falls. At this point the third officer jumped out and managed to grab hold of a tree from Solon Island.

Officers at shore quickly formed a human chain to rescue the stranded officer and approximately 2 hours later a safety rope was put together to bring the other 10 stranded people to safety. Amazingly, no one in this ordeal suffered any serious injuries.

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Equipped with ice-breaking technology, these huge fancy yachts are the only river cruisers running all year around. The round trip journey takes two and a half hours and floats past all the big sights like the White House, Novodevichy monastery and the Kremlin. There’s a large open air observation deck up top, while the main body of the ship houses a restaurant with a dance floor for a romantic post dinner dance. For a particularly romantic experience take one of the evening boats and admire the bright lights of the city skyline at night.

The most relaxing and picturesque tour that Moscow can offer: a great way to see the city center and its main attractions. This is a perfect alternative to exploring the city by car, if you only have time to do sightseeing during weekday rush hours.

Your English-speaking guide is eager to share every bit of their knowledge about the surrounding landscape, the architecture and historical details.

We conduct Moscow river tour on Radisson Flotilla boats all year around!  It’s warm inside during winter months, while there’s air conditioning during hot summer days. You may also treat yourself to drinks, lunch or dinner on board (drinks and food are not included in tour price).

The cost of an excursion with a personal guide for 1 person

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Government Headquarters ("the White House")

Kievsky Railway Central

Novodevichy Convent

Luzhniki Stadium

Academy of Sciences

Monument to Peter I

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

Moscow Kremlin

St.Basil's Cathedral

Novospassky Monastery

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Exhilaration, excitement and awe-inspiring natural scenery!

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• 45 minute round-trip adventure tour on a Wet Jet or Freedom Jet
• Experience the 'Mount Everest of White-Water' - The Devil's Hole Class V Rapids
• View the scenic landmarks: The US & Canadian Power Plants, the Lewiston/Queenston International Bridge, The Whirlpool Aero Car
• Experience our 360 degree 'Hamilton Turns'
• Learn about the fascinating history of the Niagara River: The War of 1812 & Brock's Monument
• Marvel at the 175 ft. stone wall canyons of the Niagara Gorge
• View the world-famous Niagara Whirlpool
• Learn the mechanics of our Triple Turbo Diesel Jet Boats

Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours offers guests an experience unlike any other, highlighting the Niagara River’s history, scenery and geography.

Our fully guided adventure tours start on the lower Niagara River into the Niagara Gorge in a Wet Jet (wet trip) or Freedom Jet (wet or dry trip) at 55mp/hour. Over the past 12,000 years the turbulent currents from Niagara Falls have carved out an 11 km gorge, and this is the white-water playground for our fleet of eight boats, ready to take you on an experience of a lifetime.

As you speed along the Lower Niagara River in this truly one-of-a-kind jet boat, our river guide will tell you all about the fascinating history of the Niagara area, local points of interest as well as the mechanics of the impressive vessel you are touring in.

Highlights of your round trip will include the power plants of the Niagara Gorge, the 175ft. stone wall canyon, and the Whirlpool Aero Car.

But, our jet boat tours are more than just the historical nuances of the Niagara area. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to comfortably experience what is commonly referred to as the “Mount Everest” of white water.

The fun really begins when we take you up to the famous Niagara Whirlpool and through the Class 5 ‘Devil’s Hole’ rapids.

Our highly trained staff operate our boats with triple turbo diesel water jet systems, a design that is incredibly reliable and safe, but also delivers a fun and exhilarating ride!

All of our adventure tours follow the exact same route

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Looking for something a little slower paced?

On our newly launched Historical Freedom Tour, guests will experience the incredible scenic views and fascinating history of the Niagara River, from Queenston to the mouth of Lake Ontario.

The 45-60 minute fully guided tour starts on the lower Niagara River and travels North towards the mouth of Lake Ontario, on our climate-controlled Freedom Jet vessel.