A man from a celebrated family of professional daredevils has completed a tightrope walk across Niagara Falls, the BBC reported.

Nik Wallenda braved wind and heavy spray to make the 550m walk from the US to Canada on a 61mm wire. Thousands watched from Goat Island, where he began the crossing, suspended 46 meters above the falls.

It is the first such feat over Niagara Falls in over a century.

Wallenda is the seventh generation of the famed Flying Wallendas. The family has performed for more than 200 years, and has suffered two deaths from falls while performing, including Wallenda's great-grandfather.

(China.org.cn, CNTV June 19, 2012)

據英國廣播公司報道，一位出身著名特技世家的男子完成了在尼亞加拉瀑布上走鋼絲的壯舉。

尼克·瓦倫達從山羊島出發，引發數千人圍觀。他踩在一根高懸于瀑布46米之上、直徑61毫米的鋼絲上，在風與飛沫中出征那連接美國與加拿大的550米。

據悉，此次順利橫跨尼亞加拉大瀑布還是一個多世紀以來的第一次。

尼克·瓦倫達是“瓦倫達空中飛人”世家的第七代傳人。該家族有200多年的走鋼絲表演史，兩人在表演中摔死，其中就有瓦倫達的曾祖父。