Overview
- The rope-jump at Ponte do Esqueleto in Limeira occurred Saturday, June 13, when a 21-year-old woman was launched from the site’s 30–35 meter viaduct without a safety rope.
- Bystanders began CPR at the scene but medical teams later confirmed the victim’s death from severe, polytraumatic injuries; Brazilian media identified her as Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas.
- Preliminary Military Police reports state harnesses and safety cables were not correctly fixed before the launch, which investigators say allowed the unprotected fall.
- Authorities have detained at least six people in connection with the case and used a police helicopter to capture two suspects who tried to flee into nearby woods.
- A circulating social-media video captures onlookers shouting that the rope was missing and the footage and witness statements are central to an active criminal inquiry into the operator’s safety practices.