<P> Bobby Leach (born 1858 in Cornwall, United Kingdom; died April 26, 1926 in Auckland, New Zealand) was the second person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, after Annie Taylor, accomplishing the feat on July 25, 1911 . He spent six months in the hospital recovering from injuries he sustained during the fall, which included two broken knee caps and a fractured jaw . Leach had been a performer with the Barnum and Bailey Circus and was no stranger to stunting . Prior to his trip over the falls he owned a restaurant on Bridge Street and would boast to customers that anything Annie could do, he could do better . </P> <P> Unlike Annie Taylor before him, Bobby Leach achieved some success from his endeavour . For several years he toured Canada, the United States and England, recounting his harrowing journey at vaudeville shows and lecture halls, exhibiting his barrel and posing for pictures . </P> <P> Leach returned to Niagara Falls, New York in 1920 and operated a pool hall . While in his sixties he attempted to swim the whirlpool rapids but failed after several attempts . During these aborted attempts, Bobby Leach was rescued by William "Red" Hill Sr., a riverman, who knew the Falls well and became well known in the area for later rescues . </P> <P> In 1926, while on a publicity tour in New Zealand, Leach injured his leg when he slipped on an orange peel . The leg became infected, and eventually gangrene necessitated the amputation of the leg . Despite this extreme procedure, Bobby Leach died of complications two months later . </P>

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