Note : Nik Wallenda was not on a safety tether , and no net was below him . `` Holy crap , '' he said . NEW : Nik watched the 600-foot - long high - wire fence in Sarasota , Florida . He garnered headlines last year by walking across Niagara Falls . He is the first person in recent history to cross over the actual falls .
Note : Nik Wallenda was not on a safety tether , and no net was below him . NEW : Nik watched the 600-foot - long high - wire fence in Sarasota , Florida . He garnered headlines last year by walking across Niagara Falls . He is the first person in recent history to cross over the actual falls .