The bodies of a mother who killed herself and her two children by jumping off Niagara Falls may never be recovered.
Chianti Means, 33, stepped over the guardrail at Luna Island on Monday night, with her two kids Roman, 9, and Mecca, four months.
Police said on Wednesday that after sweeping the area thoroughly for days that search and rescue efforts were unsuccessful. DailyMail.com has contacted cops for further comment.
Based on previous incidents, it is entirely plausible that her family may never be reunited with the bodies of their loved ones.
Many of those who have jumped to their deaths in Niagara Falls or fallen in by accident have never been recovered from the bottom of the waterfall, over which 3,610 tons of water rage every second.
Some are pushed far from the falls by its ferocious currents, with one man who fell to his death discovered 140 miles away in Lake Ontario years later.
Based on previous incidents, it is entirely plausible that her family may never be reunited with the bodies of their loved ones
The mother of two stepped over the railing at Luna Island on Monday night, with her two kids Roman, right, and Mecca,left
Vincent C. Stack, of Buffalo, New York, went missing in the state park in 1990 at the age of 40.
His remains were found in April 1992, and were said to have been ‘badly decomposed and mostly skeletal’.
After years of remaining unidentified, a DNA profile was found ‘to be a familial match’ to DNA collected from his family.
Cops say his remains went over the falls, before traveling 15 miles to the mouth of the river before then drifting 130 miles across Lake Ontario to the shores of Oswego.
In another case in 1981, the body of Hesham Sayegh, who was eleven months old, was never found after his mother dropped him into the churning waters.
His mother Dunia Sayegh was charged with manslaughter over his death, before the case was thrown out, according to a UPI story from 1982.
The New York State Police launched unmanned aircraft systems, aviation and underwater recovery unites to aid in the search for Means and her children.
The New York State Police launched unmanned aircraft systems, aviation and underwater recovery unites to aid in the search for Means and her children
Means’ friends say they are ‘sorry you didn’t feel like you could turn anywhere else’
Since her passing, previous Facebook posts she had made have resurfaced online in which she expressed a desire to get back with the father of her daughter.
Just days before jumping to her and her kids’ deaths, Means marveled about her daughter, writing online that she was beautiful.
On October 14, Means expressed regret that she and her daughter’s father were no longer together.
‘Cause I was a dumb ass pregnant b**** who swore up and down I ain’t want him,’ she wrote about the breakup. I need all the positive energy I can get,’ she said.
Several of Means’ friends have posted tributes on Facebook for the mother of two.
‘You really never know what anybody is going through….RIP, said Niesha Eukeya.
‘I can’t even bare to write a post about her and share memories,’ wrote Mich Molina.
Means, who lived in Niagara Falls with her family, worked as a domestic violence counselor, according to her LinkedIn
Means, along with her two children, are understood to have crossed over the ‘safety guild rail’ at Luna Island around 9pm on Monday night (stock image of the rail)
‘I am literally sick to my stomach and I can’t even deal with the emotions I am feeling. Just know her and her children are dearly loved by me and my children.’
Means, who lived in Niagara Falls with her family, worked as a domestic violence counselor, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Luna Island is a small island between the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls that, along with the Horseshoe Falls, make up the popular tourist draw.
Niagara Falls State Park is run by the New York State Office of Parks and Recreation and open to tourists 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
More than 8 million people visit the park each year, according to the recreation department.
