Authorities Identify Remains of Man Who Went Missing in Niagara Falls in 1990 and Drifted 145 Miles

Authorities Identify Remains of Man Who Went Missing in Niagara Falls in 1990 and Drifted 145 Miles
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OSWEGO, N.Y.—A body that washed up on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1992 has been identified as a Buffalo man who is believed to have died going over Niagara Falls.

Vincent Stack went missing in Niagara Falls State Park on Dec. 4, 1990. DNA technology helped identify his remains, which drifted 15 miles (24 kilometers) to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River and then 130 miles (209 kilometers) across Lake Ontario before washing ashore on April 8, 1992, the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.