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The car was stuck near the brink. One person was rescued via helicopter.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckwxyntt5000e01s67tw4yud2@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/TimWBEN/status/1468659606129885184', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Incredible scene as one individual is rescued via helicopter from car at brink of Niagara Falls. <a href="https://t.co/Mf9cJZDxRI">pic.twitter.com/Mf9cJZDxRI</a></p>— Tim Wenger (@TimWBEN) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimWBEN/status/1468659606129885184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2021</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/ckwxyntt5000f01s6998bzrbb@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'State Parks Police Capt. Christopher Rola says the initial call came just before noon. "Dispatch was notified of a black vehicle in the Niagara River near the pedestrian bridge floating down the brink of the Falls. Our patrol arrived and observed the vehicle, and contacted our partners," says Rola. He says one woman was in the vehicle.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckwxyntt5000g01s62ngo9ota@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/vehicle-hung-up-on-rocks-near-brink-of-the-falls/71-3d81d92b-0d01-486f-8a9a-f1612b484ef0">According to WGRZ</a>, the woman is deceased.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckwxyw4cn0015387jc07ma36j@published'}, {'data': {'clipSrc': 'https://omny.fm/shows/wben-extras/nys-parks-police-capt-christopher-rola-on-a-rescue', 'clipURL': 'https://omny.fm/shows/wben-extras/nys-parks-police-capt-christopher-rola-on-a-rescue', 'embedSize': 'wide-simple', 'componentVariation': 'omny'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/omny/instances/ckwxyntt5000h01s60uknzjca@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Rola says because of the area where the vehicle was, which was 50 yards from the brink of the falls, the swift water team was unable to make a recovery. 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"There was no movement of the female operator at that time," says Rola.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckwxyntt5000j01s6yvbywm3u@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/TimWBEN/status/1468669009109430279', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The vehicle remains in the rushing waters at the brink of Niagara Falls after a woman in her 60’s was recovered from the vehicle in a dramatic effort this afternoon. <a href="https://t.co/yaXqQSAY51">pic.twitter.com/yaXqQSAY51</a></p>— Tim Wenger (@TimWBEN) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimWBEN/status/1468669009109430279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2021</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/ckwxyntt5000k01s694p8oqpt@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The investigation into why this happened is still ongoing. 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