Bungee jumper, 21, thrown 130ft with no rope ‘was still alive when she was found’

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, was reportedly still alive after video footage showed her thrown 130ft in a bungee jump accident in Limeira, Brazil, as staff reportedly failed to secure her rope

The woman who died from her injuries after being thrown 130ft in a horror bungee jumping accident was reportedly still alive when she was found, according to a nurse who desperately tried to save her.

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, died after viral footage showed her being thrown off Ponte do Esqueleto, known as the Skeleton Bridge, in Limeira, Brazil on Saturday (June 14).

Now an off-duty nurse has spoken out about the horrific incident and claimed Maria Eduarda was still breathing despite the sickening fall caught on camera.

Speaking to Brazilian TV, nurse Rayza Dias confirmed she was breathing and had a weak pulse while she attempted life-saving treatment.

She said: I even talked to her. I have a habit of joking and saying, ‘Nobody dies on my shift’. And I told her, ‘Duda (a nickname for women named Eduarda), nobody dies on my shift’. Even though I wasn’t on my shift there.”

Maria Eduarda, who was an aspiring teacher, was employed as a physical education professional at a Sau Paulo gym in Jandira.

In the footage, there can be voices heard trying to get the attention of staff as they carried Maria Eduarda closer to the edge.

“The rope!” shouted one witness. Then another person repeated: “Guys, the rope!” Although no yells for stop were heard before the tragedy.

Three men have since been arrested over her death after they were unable to explain to the Civil Police how the tragedy occurred.

The three men have been named as Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, 32, Vitor de Freitas Gonçalves, 27, and Maicon Fernandes Cintra, 42. They have been charged with homicide with implied malice.

According to reports in Brazil, staff told police that equipment checks were not the sole responsibility of one person but we a joint one. They all reportedly told cops that they could not remember who was responsible for checks of the victims safety rope.

Police office Andréa Dantas, who was on-duty when the incident occurred, said: “They can’t remember what the mistake was there, who should have put the rope in place, if there was no supervision. They can’t remember.”

Maria Eduarda last Instagram post sparked chills after she posted just minutes before the bungee jump. She wrote: “Who was the crazy person who let me jump off a bridge?”

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