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Who Was Charles Stephens? - The Scuba News Canada

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The Ill-Fated Leap of the “Demon Barber” Charles Stephens (1862 – July 11, 1920) secured a grim spot in history as the first daredevil to lose his life trying to conquer Niagara Falls in a barrel. Operating out of Bristol, England, as a barber, Stephens was actually the third individual to take on the massive waterfall—following the legendary, successful plunges of Annie Edson Taylor in 1901 and Bobby Leach in 1911. Tragically, Stephens’ attempt…
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thescubanews.com broke the news on Friday, August 14, 2026.
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