Friends and family members of a mother who allegedly jumped over the railing at Niagara Falls with her two young children earlier this week spoke out as they expressed shock over what happened.
“I can’t even bear to write a post bout her and share memories,” Mich Molina wrote on Facebook. “I am literally sick to my stomach and I can’t even deal with the emotions I am feeling. Just know her and her children are dearly loved by me and my children.”
Niesha Eukeya wrote, according to the Daily Mail, “You really never know what anybody is going through.” All mourned the loss of Chaianti Means, 33, and her two children Roman Rossman, 9, and Mecca Means, 5 months.
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On Monday evening, Means climbed over a safety guard rail and took a tumble over the waterfall around Luna Island, the New York State Police said.
Members of the state police, New York State Park Police and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded around 9 pm to the area around Goat Island, which is attached to Luna Island, after reports that somebody had fallen over the falls.
An intense search and rescue effort ultimately wasn’t successful the bodies of the family have not yet been discovered. An ensuing investigation ruled out foul play, with the police determining that she had deliberately plunged 200 feet over the falls.
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“This incident deems no public threat to safety,” the state police said. Luna Island, where the incident occurred, is located between American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls.
Means and her children had been residents of Niagara Falls, it was reported, with her LinkedIn profile stating that she worked as a domestic violence counselor.
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She was reportedly a mother of three, though where her other child was at the time of the incident remains unclear. The incident comes over a year and a half after an Illinois mother suffered the same fate, falling over the railing with her 5-year-old son, who lived but was critically injured after the 90-foot tumble.
The state police haven’t identified that 34-year-old woman, nor have they determined whether the incident was the result of an attempt by the mother to end her life and that of her child or simply an accident.
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