Though bruised and battered, Annie made it. The first recorded person to survive going over the Falls was Annie Edson Taylor, “The heroin of Horseshoe Falls” who went over the Falls in a barrel in 1901. Roger’s 17-year-old sister Deanne was pulled from the river above the Falls by two onlookers and the driver of the boat, Jim Honeycutt, lost his life in the tragic event.’ The crew of the Maid of the Mist II rescued Roger, pulling him unharmed from the churning water. The sign reads: ‘After a boating accident on Jthe 7-year-old was swept over the Falls wearing only a life jacket and a swimsuit. There were no stories in the Visitors Center about folks going over the Falls in a barrel but there was this story of the only person to unintentionally go over the Falls and survive: Our next trip to Niagara Falls (yeah, right) we’ll book the tour first thing, then see the Falls, then go to lunch, then …. Up at the window we learn that the next available tour is four hours from now … Okay so you need to plan ahead here.