© 2026 Western New York Public Broadcasting Association

140 Lower Terrace St.
Buffalo, NY 14202

Toronto Address:
130 Queens Quay E.
Suite 903
Toronto, ON M5A 0P6


Mailing Address:
Horizons Plaza P.O. Box 1263
Buffalo, NY 14240-1263

Buffalo Toronto Public Media | Phone 716-845-7000
BTPM NPR Newsroom | Phone: 716-845-7040
Differing shades of blue wavering throughout the image
Give Now
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

On This Day in WNY History

Buffalo Toronto Public Media
Published September 27, 2010 at 1:55 PM EDT
Peter and Jeffrey's barrel at the brink Horseshoe Falls.
Photo courtesy Niagara Falls Public Library and George Bailey.
Peter and Jeffrey's barrel at the brink Horseshoe Falls.

Niagara Falls, ON – On September 27th, 1989, Peter DeBernardi, 42, and Jeffrey Petkovich, 24, went over Niagara Falls in a barrel, and survived; they were the first duo to go over the Falls, saying they did the stunt to show children there are better things to do than take drugs.