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Mother, 9-year-old and 5-month-old baby dead after jump in Niagara Falls
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Mother, 9-year-old and 5-month-old baby dead after jump in Niagara Falls

Warning: This story contains details of an apparent suicide.

New York State Police are investigating an incident that left a mother and two young children dead.

A local woman from Niagara Falls, NY Chianti means33, and her children Roman Rossman9, and Mecca means5 months old, died Oct. 28 at Niagara Falls State Park after circumventing safety measures, police said.

Authorities were called around 9 a.m. and “responded to an incident on or around Goat Island in Niagara Falls,” a statement from the New York State Park Trooper James O’Callaghan read. “Investigation revealed that three individuals…crossed the safety guild rail and over Niagara Falls on Luna Island (connected to Goat Island).”

Police were unable to locate the bodies of the victims, but determined that the deaths of the three individuals were “intentional in nature.” An investigation is currently underway to find out more.

Trooper O’Callaghan spoke to reporters on Oct. 30 to provide clarity on what police have discovered in their investigation so far.