3 Brazilian men charged after woman tossed from bridge without safety rope

Three men look imaginable charges aft a 21-year-old pistillate died erstwhile rope-jumping instructors allegedly launched her from a span without attaching the information ropes meant to halt her fall, authorities said.

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, a 21-year-old student, died Saturday during a rope-jumping lawsuit astatine an abandoned span astir 90 miles northwest of São Paulo, Brazil.

Police researcher Andrea Levy told reporters Monday that the 3 instructors progressive successful the leap acknowledged that Rodrigues de Freitas was not connected to immoderate information instrumentality earlier she was launched from the bridge.

"They bash not retrieve whether they forgot to connect [the ropes], oregon who was expected to bash it, oregon who failed to check. But the information is the ropes were not attached to her," Levy said.

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The Ponte bash Esqueleto, oregon "Skeleton Bridge," located successful Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Google Maps)

The 3 instructors were arrested pursuing the incidental and could look transgression charges, The Associated Press reported.

Brazilian authorities said the 3 instructors were arrested connected suspicion of homicide with "eventual intent," a ineligible conception nether Brazilian instrumentality that mostly applies erstwhile a idiosyncratic is deemed to person accepted the hazard that a decease could occur. According to Brazilian outlet G1, citing investigators, the instructors were booked connected the complaint astatine the scene.

Investigators said Rodrigues de Freitas requested to beryllium launched from the span "airplane style," with 2 instructors lifting her supra their shoulders portion she stretched retired her arms.

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Video shared online appears to amusement 2 helmeted men tossing the young pistillate from the abandoned span moments earlier the fatal fall. The instructors look to beryllium wearing harnesses connected to information lines.

Authorities said Rodrigues de Freitas fell astir 130 feet.

Bungee jumping elastic, pictured here. (Giovanni Mereghetti/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Brazilian media reported that Rodrigues de Freitas had purchased a guided hiking excursion that included the enactment leap from the abandoned bridge.

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Rope jumping is an utmost athletics that differs from accepted bungee jumping. Instead of elastic cords that make a vertical bounce, enactment jumping uses low-stretch climbing ropes designed to alteration a autumn into a pendulum-like swing.

The City of Limeira identified Rodrigues de Freitas arsenic a nonmigratory of Jandira and issued a connection expressing condolences to her family.

"At this infinitesimal of pain, the City of Limeira stands successful solidarity with the young woman's family, friends and loved ones," municipal officials said successful a connection Saturday.

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The metropolis said it would cooperate with authorities investigating the incident.

Rodrigues de Freitas was buried Sunday.

Local constabulary are investigating the incidental arsenic a homicide. (Facebook/@Comsoc Limeira)

Levy told Brazilian tv programme "Jornal Nacional" that investigators were examining whether the radical conducting the leap was authorized to run astatine the site. According to G1, Levy said investigators judge a nonaccomplishment to verify the placement of the information enactment contributed to the fatality.

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In a connection cited by G1, attorneys for the 3 instructors said their clients had acquisition conducting the enactment and that the incidental was the archetypal fatality during their years of operation.

Authorities proceed to analyse the circumstances surrounding the evident information failure, including who was liable for ensuring participants were decently secured earlier jumping.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.