Wife of Nik Wallenda hangs by teeth over Niagara Falls

NIAGARA FALLS, New York -- The aerialist wife of daredevil Nik Wallenda successfully hung by her teeth and toes while on a hoop suspended from a helicopter above Niagara Falls.
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Erendira Vazquez Wallenda's stunt happened Thursday morning.

Wallenda was tethered by her waist to comply with a New York state law that requires safety harnesses for performers more than 20 feet in the air. She was on a Hula-Hoop-type device dangling from a helicopter as it flew 300 feet above the Falls.



Her husband, tightrope walker Nik Wallenda, said the cable wouldn't aide her performance.
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Thursday's stunt was attempted on the fifth anniversary of Nik Wallenda's televised tightrope walk from the American side of the Falls to the Canadian side.

SEE ALSO: No harness, not net, no vision, no problem for Nik Wallenda

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