Woman Dies After Bungee Cord Not Secured on Brazilian Bridge
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Woman Dies After Bungee Cord Not Secured on Brazilian Bridge

Summary

A 21-year-old woman fell to her death from a bridge in Limeira, São Paulo, after staff failed to attach a bungee cord, prompting police arrests of six individuals.

A 21-year-old woman died on Saturday after falling 130 feet from the Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, São Paulo, when a bungee cord was not secured before the jump. Video posted on social media shows staff carrying the woman to the bridge edge and releasing her, after which a bystander points to the unattached cord on the ground and shouts, "Guys, the rope!" Police said the victim was accompanied by her fiancé, who witnessed the incident. Emergency services responded, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have arrested six people in connection with the incident, including three who were taken into custody at the location and two who were located later after attempting to flee by helicopter.

"Guys, the rope!" was heard in the video, according to police statements.

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