Niagara Falls adds buffer for safety after recent suicides

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – Visitors to Niagara Falls this summer will notice a new four-foot buffer lining the observation deck. This temporary measure was implemented after two people died by suicide within a week.

While some visitors find the change understandable, not everyone agrees with the necessity of the barriers.

“I do like the park police on that corner and this corner. I think that’s efficient, but the barriers I don’t think are necessary,” a visitor said…

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