A mother and her two children have died after jumping over Niagara Falls on Monday night.
Chaianti Means, 33, Roman Rossman, 9, and five-month-old Mecca Means stepped over the guardrail at Luna Island and fell to their deaths, according to New York State police.
Their bodies have not yet been recovered, as reported by Syracuse.com.
Officials have said the plunge was ‘intentional.’
Chaianti Means, 33, Roman Rossman, 9, and five-month-old Mecca Means stepped over the guardrail at Luna Island and fell to their deaths
A mother and her two children have died after jumping over Niagara Falls on Monday night (stock image)
However, they added that the ‘circumstances remain under investigation.’
The family reportedly lived in Niagara Falls.
Means worked as a domestic violence counselor, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Several of Means’s friends have posted tributes on Facebook for the mother of three.
‘You really never know what anybody is going through….RIP, said Niesha Eukeya.
‘I can’t even bare to write a post about her and share memories,’ wrote Mich Molina.
‘I am literally sick to my stomach and I can’t even deal with the emotions I am feeling. Just know her and her children are dearly loved by me and my children.’