As many as 4 bodies recovered on Goat Island

Scant information has been released but in the Monday/Tuesday overnight tragedy struck on Luna Island. Multiple deaths may be involved. State Police, as of Tuesday afternoon, had released only this information:

“On October 28, at about 9 p.m., New York State Police and New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to an incident on our around Goat Island in Niagara Falls, NY. This incident deems no public threat to safety. More information will be released as this investigation continues.

“NYSP Unmanned Aircraft Systems, New York State Park Police and Niagara Falls Police Department are assisting in this investigation.”

There were no radio or rescue calls about the incident however a mother and child may be deceased. The Cave of the Winds was shut down Tuesday morning during recovery operations.

The “Unmanned Aircraft Systems”, know colloquially as drones, are rumored to have discovered at least two additional bodies at the base of the American Falls but there is no confirmation. There has also been no release of additional information.

As a policy, State Police as well as Ontario Provincial Police do not release details on suicides at Niagara Falls but there is said to be about one a week.