Tourist Almost Falls Over Niagara Falls For A Dropped Cell Phone

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	Tourist Almost Falls Over Niagara Falls For A Dropped Cell Phone

happyhomemaker

2-12-2007 11:31 AM

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cell phone, niagara falls, rappelling, tourist rescue, state park police

happyhomemaker says:

Must have been one hell of a good cell phone. I hope it was worth it.

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2-12-2007 2:33 PM

padzilla

all the way down, he was yelling "...my mp3s and ringtones...!"

2-12-2007 3:54 PM

bignosemousie

haha, padzilla. Nice one!

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