Trapeze artist to fly 300 feet over Niagara Falls by teeth and toes

Published 6:30 am Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Daredevil and trapeze artist Erendira Wallenda plans to fly over Niagara Falls hanging by her teeth and toes, while on a hoop tethered to a helicopter, to celebrate the five-year anniversary of her husband’s famed tightrope walk across the falls.

Erendira Wallenda discussed her plans on Wednesday during a news conference on the American side of the falls.

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Wallenda’s stunt is planned for Thursday, the fifth anniversary of Nik Wallenda’s televised 1,800-foot tightrope walk from the New York side of Niagara Falls into Canada.

The stunt is scheduled to be televised Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. EST.

The helicopter will fly 300 feet above the falls. The performance is expected to take between five to seven minutes with Wallenda back on the ground at 8:45 a.m.

Five members of the famed Wallenda circus troupe fell from a high-wire in Sarasota, Florida, in February while practicing an eight-person pyramid. Everyone survived.

The Niagara Falls, New York Gazette contributed to this story.