A 21-year-old woman who died after being thrown 130 feet in a horrific bungee jumping accident was reportedly still alive when found, according to a nurse who tried to save her.
Incident Details
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died after viral footage showed her being thrown off Ponte do Esqueleto, known as the Skeleton Bridge, in Limeira, Brazil on Saturday, June 14. An off-duty nurse, Rayza Dias, told Brazilian TV that Maria Eduarda was still breathing and had a weak pulse while she administered life-saving treatment.
Dias stated: "I even talked to her. I have a habit of joking and saying, 'Nobody dies on my shift'. And I told her, 'Duda, nobody dies on my shift'. Even though I wasn't on my shift there."
Background
Maria Eduarda, an aspiring teacher, worked as a physical education professional at a gym in Jandira, São Paulo. In the footage, voices can be heard trying to alert staff as they carried her closer to the edge. "The rope!" shouted one witness, followed by another repeating: "Guys, the rope!" No calls to stop were heard before the tragedy.
Arrests
Three men have been arrested in connection with her death: Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, 32; Vitor de Freitas Gonçalves, 27; and Maicon Fernandes Cintra, 42. They have been charged with homicide with implied malice after failing to explain to police how the accident occurred.
Maria Eduarda's last Instagram post, made minutes before the jump, read: "Who was the crazy person who let me jump off a bridge?"
