Brazil Bungee Jump Tragedy
Woman Didn’t Die on Impact
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The young woman who plummeted to her death during a bungee-jumping excursion in Brazil was still alive after hitting the ground 130-feet below … at least according to an off-duty nursed who tried to save her.
Nurse Rayza Dias told local news … Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was alive for a short time when she landed after being thrown off an abandoned bridge without a bungee cord.
As TMZ reported … video circulating online appears to show bungee jump operators escorting Freitas to the edge of the structure — known locally as Skeleton Bridge — before throwing her over the side.
Moments later, people at the scene reportedly realized something was terribly wrong … as the 21-year-old plummeted roughly 130 feet without the rope being attached.
Dias says Maria was still conscious when she got to her … and she talked to the young girl, trying to tell her she was going to be OK.
The tragedy also has an eerie element … Maria posted on IG before the stunt, “Who was the crazy person who let me jump off a bridge???” The IG Story included a picture of the bridge in Limeira, a city in São Paulo state.
The incident has since sparked a criminal investigation. Brazilian media say six people were arrested in connection with the fatal accident, with several facing allegations tied to the organization and operation of the jump.