Niagara Falls death of student from India intentional, say police
Published June 6, 2023 at 3:01 pm
The Niagara Police say the death of a 21-year-old student from India who plunged over Niagara Falls on June 1 was intentional.
While a major newspaper in India, The Tribune, released her name and photo today (June 1), the Niagara Police are not confirming the student’s identity.
Other media in India have also named the victim.
21-year-old woman from #jalandhar goes missing after falling into #Niagara Fallshttps://t.co/nx5fE064LJ
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) June 3, 2023
“It is the practice of the NRPS to not disclose or publicly provide information on a suicide incident.
Due to public misinformation circulating around this incident, the NRPS is taking the unprecedented step of confirming this was an intentional act. Detectives have recovered evidence to confirm this. Foul play is not suspected.”
The police added, “We would ask the public and media to respect the privacy of the family and missing person. No further information will be provided regarding this matter out of respect for the next of kin.”
In their release, the police said she had “intentionally entered the upper Niagara River above the brink of Niagara Falls. That person was not located. They are considered missing.”