Moment woman, 21, is thrown to her death after 'staff forgot to attach rope' during bungee jump in Brazil

By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:51, 14 June 2026 | Updated: 01:55, 14 June 2026 A female bungee jumper plunged more than 130ft to her death after staff 'forgot' to attach her rope before throwing her from a bridge. Footage captured from various angles shows the 21-year-old being calmly carried by two workers before being hurled over the edge of Skeleton Bridge, in Limeira, in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.  But none seemed to be aware the safety rope was not actually attached to her body.  Tragically the victim, who has been named locally as Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, had posted photographs of her jump wristbands and the bridge just moments before the incident. Underneath one poignant photograph, she wrote on her Instagram: 'Who was the crazy person who let me come jump off a bridge?' Video taken at the scene shows the young woman being taken to the edge by the staff before being thrown into the ravine. Bystanders can then be heard frantically shouting in the background, 'the rope, people, the rope', in the seconds after she was released.  A female bungee jumper plunged more than 130ft to her death after staff 'forgot' to attach her rope before throwing her from a bridge Video taken at the scene shows the young woman being taken to the edge by the staff before being thrown into the ravine Bystanders can be heard frantically shouting in the background, 'the rope, people, the rope', in the seconds after she was released Emergency services were called but she was pronounced dead at the scene.  They recovered her body before transferring her to the Legal Medical Institute for further investigation.  The Civil Police said it would be looking into the matter to determine if any criminal charges can be brought. Six people were arrested at the scene. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.