Ponte do Esqueleto
Coverage of Ponte do Esqueleto in the Nexus archive.
- Three instructors charged in bridge-jumping death of woman not secured to rope
Three instructors were charged following the death of a woman who fell from the Ponte do Esqueleto in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during a bridge-jumping activity. The woman was not secured to a rope at the time of the incident.
- 21-year-old woman dies after being thrown from rope jump bridge without harness
A 21-year-old woman, Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, died after falling from a bridge in Brazil during a rope jumping activity when staff allegedly failed to attach a safety cord. Police arrested three men working for the company offering the activity, and an investigation into potential murder charges is underway.
- 21-year-old woman dies after being thrown from rope jump bridge without harness
A 21-year-old woman died after falling 130 feet from a bridge in Brazil during a rope jumping activity when staff allegedly failed to secure her safety cord. Three men working for the company offering the activity were arrested, and an investigation into potential murder charges is underway.
- 21-year-old woman dies after being thrown from rope jump bridge without harness
A 21-year-old woman died after staff allegedly failed to secure a safety cord during a rope jumping activity on an abandoned bridge in Brazil. Three men from the company organizing the activity were arrested, and an investigation into potential murder charges has begun.
- Brazilian woman killed after being thrown off bridge without rope is buried in Sao Paulo
A 21-year-old Brazilian woman died after being thrown off an abandoned bridge without safety equipment by rope jumping instructors. She was buried in São Paulo state, and she aspired to become a physical education teacher.
- Woman, 21, thrown 130 feet to her death in tragic bungee jump accident
A 21-year-old woman died in a bungee jump accident at the Ponte do Esqueleto, an abandoned bridge in Limeira, São Paulo state, Brazil, on June 13. The incident occurred during a bungee jumping excursion that went tragically wrong.
- Young woman who fell to her death in dramatic rope jump tragedy is buried in Brazil
A 21-year-old woman died after falling from a bridge during a rope jumping session in Brazil when instructors failed to secure her with safety equipment. Three men from the company offering the activity were arrested, and an investigation into potential murder charges is underway.