Content warning: This story contains details about a potential self-harm incident. A person involved was named by police because there were multiple fatalities in the incident.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two children were among three people killed after they went over Niagara Falls on Monday night, according to New York Park Police.
Police responded to the area of Goat Island around 9 p.m. Monday. Investigators determined that 33-year-old Chaianti Means and her two children, a 9-year-old and a 5-month old, crossed over the safety guard rail on Luna Island and went over the Falls.
Police said the incident was "intentional in nature, though the circumstances remain under investigation." Search and rescue efforts were not successful.
All three killed were residents of Niagara Falls.
There is no threat to public safety, police said.
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