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Niagara Falls daredevil skis ice mound for charity stunt
Joe Meegan, now a Brownfield resident and former nurse, became the first to ski sllom style down a frozen spray ice mound at Niagara Falls American Falls on April 1 1981. He undertook the stunt to lift patients at a cancer hospital and inspire them amid tough treatments. Meegan faced risk and possible jail as authorities debated legality but was released after no law was found broken. He later pursued nursing law enforcement and teaching, settling in Texas and balancing work with family and hobbies.
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Josie Schlink
Joe Meegan
Niagara Falls
American Falls
Brownfield
Meegan
Gxt
Voluntarilyang
Rock of Ages
Washington, D.C
Buffalo
N.Y
Lake Placid
Lubbock
Meegan Walsh
Yoda
New Brownfield
Niagra Falls