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Bungee jump ends in death in São Paulo after rope was left unattached

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, fell about 40 metres in Brazil after staff at the company organising the jump had not fastened the rope to her harness.

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A bungee jump in São Paulo, Brazil, ended in tragedy when 21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas fell roughly 40 metres and died. According to Iltalehti, the accident happened because employees of the company running the jump had not attached the bungee rope to her harness before the leap.

The case highlights how a single safety lapse can have fatal consequences in high-risk sports. No further details have been released, and the exact sequence of events remains unclear.

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