A mother jumped off Niagara Falls while clutching her 5-year-old son in her hands.

The 34-year-old Illinois mother in question was reportedly vacationing at Niagara State Park along with her young son and her husband.

While visiting the iconic falls, the woman allegedly climbed over a Goat Island railing before grabbing her son and intentionally jumping off at around 12.30 pm on February 12.

According to the reports, the mother and son plunged 90 feet and landed on a sheet of ice below.

While the mother died on the spot, the boy miraculously survived the fall. He was rushed to the children’s hospital in Buffalo where he remains in critical condition after undergoing emergency surgery.

The police have since launched an investigation into the incident and begun interviewing the woman’s husband and other witnesses.

“The investigation is ongoing, but we don’t believe it is an accident,” Captain Chris Rola of the New York State Parks Police said.

The police also confirmed that the case is being treated as a murder-suicide.

“Niagara Falls is a tough place to perform rescues. [The child] was stable enough that they were able to carry him out bring him up the elevator to a waiting ambulance,” Rola said.

“Unfortunately the female did not make it and she was recovered by the New York State Police Aviation unit and is being taken by the Niagara County Corner.”

The statement added: “Although today’s nice out it’s very icy down there so it’s real tough terrain that our guys and girls were able to get through and get to them and provide that life-saving care and do everything they could. We are not releasing any names due to the possibility of this case being a suicide.”

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