US | Niagara Falls Woman's Body Pulled From Niagara River No word yet on whether it is student who went over By Evann Gastaldo Posted Aug 19, 2011 7:05 AM CDT Copied Niagara Falls. (Getty Images) The search for a woman swept over Niagara Falls initially turned up a man's body—but now a woman's has been found. No word yet from the AP whether the body belongs to the 19-year-old Japanese student authorities are looking for, but it has been taken for identification and an autopsy. The body was recovered from the Niagara River yesterday morning, near the spot the student went over. Read These Next JD Vance's war skepticism is becoming an issue. Original member of O'Jays may have been victim of serial killer. Something else being smuggled in from Mexico: cacti. 'Miracle fruit' is helping chemo patients taste again. Report an error