{"id":16278,"date":"2024-10-31T05:07:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T05:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=16278"},"modified":"2024-10-31T05:07:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T05:07:06","slug":"mother-and-two-children-dead-after-jumping-off-niagara-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=16278","title":{"rendered":"Mother and two children dead after jumping off Niagara Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A mother and her two children have died after jumping over Niagara Falls on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Chaianti Means, 33, Roman Rossman, nine, and five-month-old Mecca Means stepped over the guardrail at Luna Island and fell to their deaths, according to New York State police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Their bodies have not yet been recovered, as reported by\u00a0Syracuse.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Officials have said the plunge was &#8216;intentional.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f5c209ba4ec67a95\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/30\/21\/91479249-14021417-Means_worked_as_a_domestic_violence_counselor_according_to_her_L-a-35_1730322523037.jpg\" alt=\"Means worked as a domestic violence counselor, according to her LinkedIn profile\" width=\"634\" height=\"848\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>5<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Means worked as a domestic violence counselor, according to her LinkedIn profile<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-df1800d7350e3a12\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/30\/21\/91482183-14021417-Roman_Rossman_nine_and_five_month_old_Mecca_Means-a-34_1730322516009.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Rossman, nine, and five-month-old Mecca Means\" width=\"306\" height=\"425\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>5<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-46180108960769db\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/30\/21\/91482185-14021417-Roman_Rossman_nine_and_five_month_old_Mecca_Means-a-33_1730322515987.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Rossman, nine, and five-month-old Mecca Means\" width=\"306\" height=\"425\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>5<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Roman Rossman, nine, and five-month-old Mecca Means<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, they added that the &#8216;circumstances remain under investigation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"connatix-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Luna Island is a small island between the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls that, along with the Horseshoe Falls, make up the popular tourist draw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Authorities are using unmanned aircraft and underwater units in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The family reportedly lived in Niagara Falls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Means worked as a\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">domestic violence<\/span>\u00a0counselor, according to her LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f4e25825855a12cd\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/30\/19\/91478899-14021417-image-a-11_1730315334577.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"425\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>5<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A mother and her two children have died after jumping over Niagara Falls on Monday night (stock image)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Several of Means&#8217;s friends have posted tributes on Facebook for the mother of three.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;You really never know what anybody is going through\u2026.RIP, said Niesha Eukeya.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I can\u2019t even bare to write a post about her and share memories,&#8217; wrote Mich Molina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I am literally sick to my stomach and I can\u2019t even deal with the emotions I am feeling. Just know her and her children are dearly loved by me and my children.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last year a\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11760935\/Illinois-mom-34-deliberately-jumps-Niagara-Falls-son-5-dies-Boy-survived.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">mother from Illinois died, and her son survived<\/a><\/span>, after she jumped with him from a 90-foot cliff onto the frozen banks of the Niagara Falls gorge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-dd19741d6436ca1a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/30\/21\/91479247-14021417-Chaianti_Means_33_Roman_Rossman_9_and_five_month_old_Mecca_Means-a-36_1730322531441.jpg\" alt=\"Chaianti Means, 33, Roman Rossman, 9, and five-month-old Mecca Means stepped over the guardrail at Luna Island and fell to their deaths\" width=\"634\" height=\"639\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>5<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Chaianti Means, 33, Roman Rossman, 9, and five-month-old Mecca Means stepped over the guardrail at Luna Island and fell to their deaths<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mother and her two children have died after jumping over Niagara Falls on Monday night. 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