Brazilian police: Rope jumping victim was not tied to safety ropes
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A Brazilian police investigator reported Monday that a 21-year-old woman who died in a rope jumping incident over the weekend was not attached to any safety equipment. Investigator Andrea Levy told journalists that the three jumping instructors involved acknowledged that Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was not connected to safety ropes when she jumped Saturday in the countryside of Sao Paulo state. Levy stated the three instructors have been arrested and could face manslaughter charges. The young woman had asked to be launched from the bridge airplane style, with two instructors hoisting her above their shoulders as she spread out her arms. Footage shared online shows two men in white helmets launching her into a 40-meter (130-foot) abyss, with the instructors wearing harnesses that appear attached to a security rope. De Freitas was buried on Sunday after the accident at Ponte do Esqueleto, an abandoned bridge in Limeira, a city 148 kilometers (92 miles) north of Sao Paulo.
What’s reported
The 21-year-old woman, Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, died in a rope jumping incident over the weekend.
Police investigator Andrea Levy said the victim was not attached to any safety equipment.
The three jumping instructors acknowledged she was not connected to safety ropes when she jumped Saturday.
The three instructors have been arrested and could face manslaughter charges.
The incident occurred at Ponte do Esqueleto, an abandoned bridge in Limeira, 148 km north of Sao Paulo.
De Freitas was buried on Sunday.
She had asked to be launched airplane style, with two instructors hoisting her above their shoulders.
Footage shows two men in white helmets launching her into a 40-meter (130-foot) abyss.
The instructors are wearing harnesses that appear attached to a security rope.
Key figures
Andrea Levy: Brazilian police investigator
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas: 21-year-old victim
Three jumping instructors (not named): arrested, could face manslaughter charges
Sources: abcnews.com
