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Woman, 21, dies after being thrown from Brazil rope jump bridge without harness
Instructors hurled Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas into 40-metre abyss without attaching safety equipment
TL;DR
- Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, died during a rope-jumping activity in São Paulo state, Brazil.
- She was thrown from Ponte do Esqueleto bridge without being harnessed to security ropes.
- Three instructors involved in the incident have been arrested.
- The instructors acknowledged that the victim was not attached to safety ropes when she jumped.
- Police are investigating the incident, and the instructors could face manslaughter charges.