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Aerialist hangs by her teeth 91 metres over Niagara Falls

Aerialist hangs by her teeth 91 metres over Niagara Falls
Erendira Wallenda, the aerialist wife of daredevil Nik Wallenda, successfully hung by her teeth from a helicopter over Canada's Niagara Falls

Erendira Wallenda, the aerialist wife of daredevil Nik Wallenda, successfully hung by her teeth from a helicopter over Canada's Niagara Falls pulling off the stunt five years to the day her husband walked a tight rope over the falls.

The 36‑year‑old mother of three was tethered to a hoop suspended from a helicopter 91 metres above the water.

With the mist from the falls as a backdrop, Wallenda worked herself into a series of dramatic poses, waving her arms as she dangled by her knees and toes and doing handstands and splits.

She hung twice by her teeth with the use of a mouth guard.

About 200 people watched on shore at Niagara Falls State Park, many with cellphones aloft to capture photos and video of Wallenda.

The Wallendas said the stunt broke a height record Nik Wallenda set in 2011 when he hung by his teeth 76 meters above Silver Dollar City in Missouri.

Source: AP/stuff.co.nz

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