Maria Eduarda, 21, dies while jumping rope without equipment in a rural region of São Paulo By Carolina Costa
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A young woman died this past Saturday (13) after being thrown during a rope jumping activity, known as “rope jumping”, without proper protection. The victim, Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21 years old, had purchased a package that included a trail and a jump from an inoperative bridge, located in the rural area between the cities of Limeira and Cordeirópolis, in the state of São Paulo.
Recorded images capture the moment in which three monitors prepared Maria Eduarda for the jump. According to statements given by witnesses to the Military Police, the student was thrown from the top of the structure without the main safety rope, falling from an estimated height of 40 meters. Although a Military Police helicopter was promptly sent to carry out the rescue, the young woman did not survive and died at the scene of the incident.
Police authorities arrested three individuals considered responsible for the jump operation. According to the initial position of the delegate in charge of the case, the detainees were formally accused in the act of murder with possible intent, a legal qualification that applies when the agent, although not wanting death, consciously assumes the risk of causing it. The classification as possible intent in this context is reinforced by the evident negligence with safety, as the activity operated without the necessary regulations and authorizations for adventure sports, which increases the responsibility of those involved.
“The team that conducted the activity did not have any type of regulation or official permission to operate in that location. They ended up organizing this event, and regrettably the fatality occurred today due, in my opinion, to a failure to check and monitor the fixing of the rope before the victim jumped”, declared delegate Andrea Dantas Levy.
In a statement, legal counsel for the three detained individuals highlighted that their clients have extensive experience in this type of activity and that this regrettable episode constitutes the first fatal occurrence over years of practice.
