Visitors to Niagara Falls State Park may notice a new safety measure in place at the iconic Prospect Point Observation Tower: a temporary barrier now separates guests from the deck’s edge.
The precaution was implemented for the first time in the park’s history following two deaths by suicide that occurred within a week of each other in June.
In the wake of these incidents, New York State Parks officials have installed temporary barricades that create a four-foot buffer between visitors and the outer railings of the viewing platform…