Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas: Woman thrown 40m to her death after staff forget to attach safety rope
WATCH: Horrifying footage has emerged of a 21-year-old woman being thrown to her death after staff allegedly failed to attach a safety line during a rope jump. Warning: Disturbing content
Warning: Disturbing content
A young woman has died in horrific circumstances after she was thrown 40m to her death when staff allegedly failed to attach a safety line as she attempted a rope jump from a bridge.
Disturbing vision of the tragedy posted on social media shows Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas assuming a superman pose as she is carried to the precipice of the so-called Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, Brazil before being hurled her off on Saturday. A rope can be seen coiled and unused on the ground nearby.
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A witness who saw the fall told local media that people on the platform had shouted and tried to warn that Ms de Freitas was not secured to the safety rope.
Seconds after she is tossed from the bridge, voices can be heard in the background of the video shouting: “the rope, people, the rope!”.
In the lead up to the incident, the 21-year-old adventure seeker posted photos and videos on her social media accounts showing the bridge and her wristbands, according to local media.
SEE THE FOOTAGE IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ABOVE
In a chilling twist, alongside a photo of the company banner “Entre Cordas”, she had written: “Who was the crazy person who let me jump off a bridge?”.
Three men have been arrested and police are continuing to investigate.
Police officer Andréa Dantas said the two men in charge of preparing Ms de Freitas for the jump stated that they did not remember what happened moments before the fall.
“They can’t remember what the mistake was there, who should have put the rope in place, if there was no supervision. They can’t remember,” outlet Cidade On reported.
According to the Civil Police, it was not the first jump the day, with others participating beforehand without incident.
Rafael Gomes dos Santos, a lawyer representing the three detainees, said that rope jumping is not regulated, but it is also not prohibited. He said around 100 people attended Saturday’s jumping event and those involved had been practicing the sport for years without accidents.
