The 19-year-old international student from Japan was presumed drowned after she plunged into the fast-flowing waters near the brink of Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the falls at about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to Canadian park police.
She had climbed over a railing and straddled it while enjoying the view with a friend, police said.
"The young woman stood up in what appeared to be an attempt to climb back over when she lost her balance and fell," reads a statement from Canadian park police."We have about 11 million people a year that arrive here to see the falls, and they leave safely. If you are a young adult and you choose to climb over a restraining barrier, unfortunately there are consequences - and in this case it is tragic," Kane said.
Police called off the search late Sunday night and resumed around 6:30 a.m. Monday, but as of midday the woman's body had not been recovered.
The victim's name has not yet been released.
Earlier in Sunday, a 27-year-old London, Ont., man survived a 30-foot fall into the Niagara gorge. After a four-hour rescue operation, the man was transported to hospital with head trauma and a serious leg fracture.
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