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Woman who died after rope-jumping instructors failed to attach cord buried in Brazil
Key takeaways
- Olivia Ireland Google The "Skeleton Bridge" where people rope jump from in Ponte do Esqueleto, Brazil.
- Three men have been arrested over the incident, in which instructors failed to attach a rope to her before helping her jump from a bridge in São Paulo state.
- Footage went viral over the weekend of Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas being carried to the edge of the abandoned bridge before being let go on Saturday.
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Olivia Ireland Google The "Skeleton Bridge" where people rope jump from in Ponte do Esqueleto, Brazil. A woman has been buried after dying in what appeared to be a tragic extreme sports accident in Brazil.
Three men have been arrested over the incident, in which instructors failed to attach a rope to her before helping her jump from a bridge in São Paulo state.
Footage went viral over the weekend of Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas being carried to the edge of the abandoned bridge before being let go on Saturday. She fell 40m (130ft) and emergency services pronounced her dead at the scene.
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