Karel Soucek the eight man to go over the Niagara Falls and survive but tragic ending

On a recent visit to historic Drummond Hill Cemetery in Niagara Falls, Ontario, I discovered the grave of Karel Soucek, the Czech-born daredevil who became the eighth person to successfully go over Niagara Falls and survive. His grave lies in the same historic cemetery as that of Laura Secord, the Canadian patriot whose name would […]