ðə fˈɜːst wˈɛstɚnɚ tə sˈiː ðə fˈɔːlz wʌz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻdli ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɛntəmˈɑːlədʒˌɪst ænd fɪzˈɪʃən pˈɔːl ˈeɪ. zˈɑːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.
The first westerner to see the falls was reportedly American entomologist and physician Paul A. Zahl in 1938.