Overview
- The 21-year-old, identified as Maria, fell about 40 metres after event staff pushed her from the Ponte do Esqueleto without fastening her safety rope, footage shows.
- Video published by local outlets shows three employees carrying the woman to the bridge edge and throwing her while the safety rope remained unconnected on the platform.
- Police have detained three instructors and published interrogation excerpts in which two say they prepared the ropes but cannot explain who was responsible for securing them.
- An eyewitness and first responder told investigators that a member of the team removed the victim’s camera after the impact and the device and its footage are now missing, which prosecutors are probing.
- Local authorities say the jump site was run by a private group charging about 180 reais, the city plans legal action and possible removal or sealing of the bridge, and officials are verifying social media material as part of the inquiry.