 The Hurons, unhappy with the French presence, portrayed La Roche as a sorcerer, and the Neutrals nearly put him to death.He escaped west and returned to the Hurons.La Roche was probably the first European to see Niagara Falls (or at least the second; Étienne Brûlé may have also seen them during his exploration and pass-through of the territory), although Louis Hennepin was the first to describe it.