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Mother and Two Children Die After Intentional Plunge Over Niagara Falls

Chianti Means and her young children went over a safety rail on Luna Island in an act determined by authorities to be intentional.

  • Chianti Means, 33, and her children, Roman Rossman, 9, and Mecca Means, 5 months, are presumed dead after going over Niagara Falls.
  • The incident took place on Luna Island, a popular overlook spot, and was determined to be intentional by New York State Police.
  • Search and rescue efforts, involving drones and underwater units, have yet to recover the bodies.
  • Means, a domestic violence counselor, had posted distressing messages on social media prior to the incident.
  • The community has been left in shock, with tributes pouring in from friends and family mourning the tragic loss.
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