Steve Trotter

1985 – Successful journey over Niagara Falls Despite having been stopped by Niagara Parks police two days earlier,

Trotter had planned the stunt for years, and innovated a construction design using two pickle barrels placed end-to-end. The exterior was reinforced with layers of fiberglass, balsa wood for flotation, and covered with truck tire inner tubes for shock absorption. Trotter was strapped into an automotive racing harness and equipped with flashlights, a life jacket, a two-way radio, and oxygen tanks. The ends of the barrel were sealed with submarine-style twist caps.

Trotter appeared on Good Morning America and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Trotter's photo was published in Time magazine, he made the front page of USA Today, and numerous other publications worldwide. He was selected by Mademoiselle as "One of the 10 Sexiest Men in the World."

1995 – Second successful journey over Niagara Falls He performed the stunt again on June 18, 1995, becoming the second person to survive the stunt twice. Trotter and four other people jumped, attached to the same cable. The plan had not been tested previously, and the cable snapped during the effort, causing Trotter and the others to plunge at least into the bay. Trotter, Kenny Bunker and Jeff Sargent escaped major injury, but Lori Martin broke a vertebra in her neck and stopped breathing after the accident, forcing the others to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation to keep her alive in the water. Glenn Rohm also broke a vertebra and had his head held in a metal halo drilled into his skull.

Personal life Trotter was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised in Barrington, RI. Throughout his adult life he worked primarily as a bartender in Sandestin, Florida. Notably ACME Oyster House.