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Woman Falls 35 m on São Paulo Bridge After Rope Missed

6/14/2026

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A 24-year-old woman died when a bungee crew failed to attach her safety rope at São Paulo’s Ponte do Esqueleto bridge.
Witnesses said she plunged about 35 metres after staff failed to check the rope on an abandoned bridge lacking safety oversight.
She paid roughly $290 for the jump, which included video, despite officials urging restrictions and warning signs because the site lacks safety infrastructure.

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A 24-year-old woman died when a bungee crew failed to attach her safety rope at São Paulo’s Ponte do Esqueleto bridge.
Witnesses said she plunged about 35 metres after staff failed to check the rope on an abandoned bridge lacking safety oversight.
She paid roughly $290 for the jump, which included video, despite officials urging restrictions and warning signs because the site lacks safety infrastructure.