GoPro Worn by Model During Fatal Bungee Jump Fall Was 'Hidden' After Her Death
Police say three bungee workers face homicide charges as investigators search for a missing GoPro they believe may have captured the fatal fall.
- On Saturday, 21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died after falling 130ft from Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, Brazil, during a bungee jump, prompting authorities to search for a missing GoPro camera believed attached to her neck strap.
- Three bungee instructors—Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, Maicon Fernandes Cintra, and Vitor de Freitas Goncalves—face homicide charges after allegedly failing to attach Maria's harness before the jump. Police allege they "forgot" to clip on the safety equipment.
- Witness Rafael Goulart claimed he saw an employee removing the camera as Maria lay dying: "The first scene I remember when I saw the girl on the ground was seeing one of the employees removing the GoPro camera from the neck strap of the body." Authorities have detained three additional suspects to examine evidence suppression allegations.
- Officials stated that digital content from the device may have been deleted, and police believe the missing 360-degree camera could help establish the moments before Maria's fall and whether actions were taken to conceal evidence.
- Authorities have closed Skeleton Bridge following Maria's death, the fourth fatal incident there in three years, while Limeira Mayor Murilo Felix plans legal action against the state government, alleging the city previously raised safety concerns.
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One week after the deadly Rope-Jumping accident of a young woman in Brazil, the police arrested three more people. They are suspected of suppressing evidence – because the camera that carried the 21-year-old victim during the jump has still disappeared. According to the police, the arrested are part of the team, which is said to have been responsible for the organization and execution of the jump. Against the three suspects – a 29-year-old woman…
They are said to have manipulated digital evidence: after the fatal accident in which a young woman was thrown to death without a safety cord, the Brazilian authorities picked up more suspects.
Police Suspect GoPro Was Hidden After Woman Was Thrown to Her Death During Bungee Jump
Brazilian police investigating the death of 21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas are searching for a missing GoPro camera that they believe may have been removed and hidden after she was thrown from a bridge during a bungee jump in Limeira. The camera, which was reportedly attached to Maria during the fatal jump, is being treated as potential evidence as authorities investigate allegations surrounding the accident. The investigation be…
GoPro worn by model during fatal bungee jump fall was 'hidden' after her death
21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died jumping off Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, Brazil Police believe the model who was killed in a bungee jumping accident was wearing a GoPro camera – which they say may have been hidden after her death. Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, was killed last week jumping off Skeleton Bridge and falling 130ft in Limeira, Brazil, without a rope. Police are now searching for a missing GoPro, which they…
Brazilian police have made three new arrests in the case of 21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, who died a week ago when she was thrown from a bridge by instructors without a safety rope. The two men and the woman are suspected of having made evidence disappear.
In a brilliant article published this week in Intercept Brazil, journalist Fabiana Moraes describes the moment: at 7:31 a.m. on a Saturday, Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas posted a photo on the Bridge of the Skeleton in Limeira, before being released from a height of almost 40 m by rope jump instructors. The company installed the GoPro camera on her body, but the rope was left behind, forgotten. Maria flew to death. Fabiana portrays this impr…
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