More information is emerging about the tragic death of Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas.
As we’ve been covering, the 21-year-old girl was enjoying a bungee-jumping excursion in Brazil when her instructor (not pictured above) reportedly forgot to tie her safety rope. he was thrown down skeleton bridge in Limira, São Paulo, where shortly afterwards spectators noticed that her rope was not attached. she finished falling 131 feet to the groundAnd when EMTs arrived he was pronounced dead.
So, pretty terrible. But how can something like this happen?
Well, according to the Brazilian outlet, new reports are coming in from local police hey globoAnd they tell an even more detailed story.
As we mentioned earlier, Six people were detained After the death of Maria Eduarda. Three of the six people the outlet said were handing out wristbands at the event were later released from custody. However, the other three were charged with murder. He was identified as a 32-year-old Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff27 year old Vitor de Freitas Goncalvesand 42 year old Macon Fernandes Sintra.
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According to the outlet, Maria Eduarda’s fiancé was present at the time of the incident, and was horrified when he saw what happened. From there, two of the three trainers, who would later be charged, are accused of fleeing the scene! seriously! Reports are saying that they threw this girl off the bridge, noticed that her rope was not attached, and ran away.
He was reportedly not even arrested until an air search was conducted and a military helicopter found him in the jungle! Oh God!
andrea dantas levyA local police deputy said that after being retrieved, the trainers claimed to have had a “blackout” and said they could not remember whether they had roped in or not. He explained to the outlet:
“He said he could not remember where and when the mistake occurred, who might have thrown it, and who might not have thrown it. The third, who was holding (his) legs, said he was called only to help with the throw.”
According to the outlet, the judge Paulo Henrik Stalberg Natal It was announced that the three trainers would be kept in custody on the grounds that two of them had tried to escape. He pointed out that “their freedom could lead to a repetition of equally dangerous conduct”. If found guilty, they could face six to 30 years in prison.
Another mystery surrounding this case involves a 360º camera that Maria Eduarda was holding in the video before she was thrown off the bridge. According to the outlet, in addition to the $36 fee charged by instructors to bungee, people who signed up could pay an additional $30 to get a camera to record their jump.
Maria Eduarda is believed to have had one of these cameras – it has not yet been recovered, and searchers have not been able to locate it at the base of the bridge. Hopefully they will be able to figure it out soon and get more evidence of what really happened.
What a terrible situation. We send our love to Maria Eduarda’s family as they grapple with this unimaginable grief. May his soul rest in peace.
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