NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York State Park Police announced that its Western District Swift Water team assisted the New York State Power Authority in removing a section of the ice boom from the rapids above Niagara Falls.

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Police said swiftwater members went into the water and attached the pontoon to a NYPA crane.

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The 3,800-pound pontoon was then lifted from the rapids.

New York State Park Police
Police said the pontoon needed to be removed because of its location above the Bridal Veil Falls, and it posed a danger to the Cave of the Winds attraction.

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