{"id":60204,"date":"2026-06-17T17:11:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T21:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/rope-jump-instructors-dont-remember-who-was-supposed-to-attach-cord-before-womans-fatal-fall-investigators-say\/17\/06\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T21:11:04","slug":"rope-jump-instructors-dont-remember-who-was-supposed-to-attach-cord-before-womans-fatal-fall-investigators-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/rope-jump-instructors-dont-remember-who-was-supposed-to-attach-cord-before-womans-fatal-fall-investigators-say\/17\/06\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Rope Jump Instructors Don&#8217;t Remember Who Was Supposed to Attach Cord Before Woman&#8217;s Fatal Fall, Investigators Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, died after falling about 131 feet from a bridge in Brazil on June 13<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said Rodrigues de Freitas was launched from the bridge without being connected to the equipment meant to stop her fall<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators say the rope jump instructors charged in the case do not remember who was supposed to attach or check the safety ropes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The instructors charged after a 21-year-old woman died in a fatal rope jump say they don\u2019t remember who was supposed to attach the safety cord.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/brazil-rope-jumping-police-investigation-23abab83e8e1d148734e433459625c3d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Associated Press;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Associated Press&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Associated Press<\/a>, police investigator Andrea Dantas Levy said the three instructors told authorities they do not remember whether they forgot to attach the ropes, who was supposed to do it or who failed to check them before the jump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey do not remember whether they forgot to attach (the ropes), or who was supposed to do it, or who failed to check. But the fact is the ropes were not attached to her,\u201d Levy said, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died on June 13 while participating in a rope jump from the Ponte do Esqueleto, or Skeleton Bridge, in the Brazilian state of S\u00e3o Paulo, the AP reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas<br \/>Credit: facebook<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The S\u00e3o Paulo Secretariat of Public Security said three instructors \u2014 ages 27, 32 and 42 \u2014 were arrested and charged with homicide with <em>dolus eventualis<\/em>, meaning authorities believe they were aware of the risk of death but proceeded anyway, per the AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PEOPLE <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/woman-plummets-to-her-death-bungee-jump-staff-allegedly-forgot-safety-cord-11997684\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:previously reported;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;previously reported&quot;}\" class=\"link \">previously reported<\/a> that Rodrigues de Freitas fell about 131 feet after she was allegedly launched from the bridge without a safety cord attached.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Video of the incident shared online appeared to show two men lifting Rodrigues de Freitas and tossing her from the bridge as onlookers realized she was not attached to a safety rope and shouted, \u201cGuys, the rope!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ponte do EsqueletoCredit: Limeira City Hall\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/V.LbCvGEzipmTfQ9bznyTA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/a8e549238f556ac39f66f5a78030602a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Ponte do Esqueleto<br \/>Credit: Limeira City Hall<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The AP reported that Rodrigues de Freitas had hoped to become a physical education teacher and had asked to be launched \u201cairplane style,\u201d with instructors lifting her above their shoulders as she spread her arms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Six people were questioned in connection with the incident, though only the three instructors remained in custody, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Levy also said the group operating the jump was not authorized to be there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-true-crime-newsletter-sign-up-8692775\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>PEOPLE&#8217;s free True Crime newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was a team there that wasn\u2019t regulated; they didn\u2019t even have authorization to be there,\u201d Levy told local outlet G1, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Per <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/woman-plummets-to-her-death-bungee-jump-staff-allegedly-forgot-safety-cord-11997684\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:earlier PEOPLE reporting;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;earlier PEOPLE reporting&quot;}\" class=\"link \">earlier PEOPLE reporting<\/a>, Rodrigues de Freitas shared a photo from the site on Instagram shortly before the jump, writing, \u201cWho was the crazy person who let me come jump off a bridge???\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rodrigues de Freitas was buried on June 15, the AP reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/fatal-bungee-instructors-don-t-recall-who-was-supposed-to-attach-rope-12001056\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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