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Woman dies after being thrown from bridge without safety cord in Brazil
Updated on: June 15, 2026 / 5:56 PM EDT / CBS/AFP
TL;DR
- A 21-year-old woman died during a rope jump in Brazil after being launched from Skeleton Bridge without a safety cord.
- Three instructors have been arrested and charged with homicide for negligence.
- The woman had asked to be launched 'airplane style' before the fatal fall.
- The victim was identified as Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas and fell about 40 meters.
- The team conducting the jump was reportedly unregulated and lacked authorization.