Wallenda becomes first person to walk across Niagra Falls on high wire
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High-wire walker Nik Wallenda, 33, speaks to the press on June 14, 2012, in Niagara Falls, New York, on the eve of his attempt to cross Niagara Falls. Wallenda will walk on June 15 from the US to Canada across the Horseshoe section of the falls on a 1,550-foot (472-meter) tightrope. He will be suspended 173 feet (53 meters) above the falls. AFP PHOTO/BRIGITTE DUSSEAU (Photo credit should read BRIGITTE DUSSEAU/AFP/GettyImages)
