{"id":5610,"date":"2026-06-15T17:19:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bungee-jump-staff-blacked-out-while-woman-plunged-down-130ft-fall-to-her-death-without-safety-rope\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:19:05","slug":"bungee-jump-staff-blacked-out-while-woman-plunged-down-130ft-fall-to-her-death-without-safety-rope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bungee-jump-staff-blacked-out-while-woman-plunged-down-130ft-fall-to-her-death-without-safety-rope\/","title":{"rendered":"Bungee jump staff &#8216;blacked out&#8217; while woman plunged down 130ft fall to her death without safety rope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_2811f9\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, was bungee jumping off Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, when she fell 130ft to her death after allegedly being pushed off without a safety rope<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_2811f9\">Falyn Stempler<\/strong> News Reporter<\/span><span> and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_2811f9\">Averee Nelson<\/strong> Lifestyle Reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37299986\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bungee jump employees give baffling excuse after throwing woman to her death off cliff\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37299986.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Bungee-jump-employees-give-baffling-excuse-after-throwing-woman-to-her-death-off-cliff.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37299986.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Bungee-jump-employees-give-baffling-excuse-after-throwing-woman-to-her-death-off-cliff.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37299986.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Bungee-jump-employees-give-baffling-excuse-after-throwing-woman-to-her-death-off-cliff.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37299986.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Bungee-jump-employees-give-baffling-excuse-after-throwing-woman-to-her-death-off-cliff.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, was killed in a bungee jumping accident in Brazil\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, was killed in a bungee jumping accident in Brazil<cite aria-label=\"Image: Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Three employees at a bungee jumping centre have been detained after claiming they have no recollection of the events leading to a woman&#8217;s fatal plunge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, plummeted 130 feet to her death on Saturday after allegedly being pushed from Skeleton Bridge in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, without being secured to a safety rope. Harrowing footage circulating online captured onlookers desperately attempting to intervene, screaming warnings that she wasn&#8217;t properly equipped for the jump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two of the trio reportedly fled the scene following the tragedy, before six people were rounded up by Brazil&#8217;s military police for interrogation, with three ultimately arrested and charged with homicide with eventual intent, according to the S\u00e3o Paulo Public Security Secretariat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The three suspects &#8211; named as Maicon Fernandes Cintra, 42, Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, 32, and Vitor de Freitas Gon\u00e7alves, 27 &#8211; remain behind bars while legal proceedings unfold.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37299987\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37299987\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.69\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bungee jump employees give baffling excuse after throwing woman to her death off cliff\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37299987.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Bungee-jump-employees-give-baffling-excuse-after-throwing-woman-to-her-death-off-cliff.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37299987.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Bungee-jump-employees-give-baffling-excuse-after-throwing-woman-to-her-death-off-cliff.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37299987.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Bungee-jump-employees-give-baffling-excuse-after-throwing-woman-to-her-death-off-cliff.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37299987.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Bungee-jump-employees-give-baffling-excuse-after-throwing-woman-to-her-death-off-cliff.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Bungee jump employees give baffling excuse after a woman fell to her death off cliff\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Bungee jump employees give baffling excuse after a woman fell to her death off cliff<cite aria-label=\"Image: Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It&#8217;s unclear what plea the men intend to enter, although their solicitor Rafael Gomes dos Santos conveyed deep regret over the devastating incident, reports <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/world-news\/bungee-jump-employees-bizarre-excuse-1888085\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">the Mirror US<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;They are in a state of shock. They cannot explain what happened because they have been doing this for years. Nothing like this has ever happened,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Reports suggest the men told police during questioning that they &#8220;can&#8217;t remember&#8221; exactly how the rope attachment malfunction occurred, claiming there was a &#8220;blackout&#8221; while setting up the equipment. Feliciano Egoroff, reportedly earning about $35 per jump, along with Fernandes Cintra, told authorities they &#8220;can&#8217;t remember&#8221; who conducted the final safety checks, explaining that equipment inspections are carried out &#8220;jointly&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The victim was buried in the capital city on Sunday, with her mother taking to social media to express her heartbreak over her daughter&#8217;s tragic passing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;That damned rope took you away from me forever. My beloved daughter, you are gone, and all that remains here is pain and longing. I will love you forever,&#8221; her mother wrote online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Before the fatal incident, the victim had posted multiple <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/instagram\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Instagram<\/a> stories chronicling her adventure-seeking experience. One haunting message, uploaded around 7.30am local time, showed a photograph of the bridge accompanied by the words, &#8220;Who was the crazy person who let me jump off a bridge?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officials from Limeira Town Hall have indicated plans to take legal proceedings against the Brazilian government regarding its purported failure to properly regulate activities at the bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t the first tragedy at the site &#8211; in April 2024, a 39-year-old woman cyclist died after plunging from the bridge, while two other women suffered severe injuries in another incident at the same spot in August 2025. &#8220;In addition to the circumstances that led to the young woman&#8217;s death, it is necessary to establish who is responsible for the lack of access control to a federal area which, for years, has posed known risks and is still without the necessary safety measures,&#8221; Limeira&#8217;s mayor Murilo Felix said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We have been calling for action for months to ensure that the Federal Government assumes its responsibility. Unfortunately, its failure to act has just resulted in yet another tragedy in Limeira.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/bungee-jump-staff-blacked-out-37299989\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, was bungee jumping off Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, S\u00e3o<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Bungee-jump-employees-give-baffling-excuse-after-throwing-woman-to-her-death-off-cliff.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}