Full Breakdown
Fatal Bungee Jump Without Cord Leads to Six Arrests in Limeira, Brazil
6/22/2026, 8:58:57 AM
The Fatal Jump
On 13 June 2026, 21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown from Limeira’s abandoned “Skeleton Bridge” without a bungee cord and fell about 130 feet. A GoPro camera she wore was later reported missing.
Timeline and Arrests
13 June 2026 – Rodrigues de Freitas dies.
14 June 2026 – Police arrest Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff (32), Vitor de Freitas Gonçalves (27) and Maicon Fernandes Cintra (42) on homicide charges.
20 June 2026 – Evelyne dos Santos Gonçalves (29) and two unnamed men (25, 27) are detained for alleged evidence suppression. The bridge has seen four deaths in three years and a 2022 “Hiding the body” video of instructors tossing a mock body bag.
Official Statements
Brazil’s Public Security Secretariat said the Civil Police are working to clarify the incident, identify all criminal responsibility and locate the missing camera. Civil Police delegate Andréa Levy warned of possible evidence suppression. Limeira mayor Murilo Félix said the city will sue the state for negligence, citing repeated safety warnings.
Criticism and Safety Concerns
Observers note the operators lacked clear safety protocols, citing the 2022 “Hiding the body” stunt and the bridge’s record of four deaths, a cyclist fall and 2025 injuries, which have spurred calls for stricter oversight of commercial bungee jumps.
On-the-Ground Witness Account
Rafael Goulart reported hearing a shout for a rope and seeing an employee remove the victim’s GoPro after she landed, implying possible evidence concealment.
Conflicting Accounts and Evidence Gaps
Suspects Egoroff, Gonçalves and Cintra claim they “blacked out” and cannot recall who should have attached the cord, while police say the rope was never secured. The GoPro remains missing and the exact timing of arrests has not been disclosed.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I saw the girl on the ground, [I saw] one of the employees removing the GoPro camera from the neck strap of the body that was already on the ground, either worried about the equipment or wanting to hide evidence.” — Rafael Goulart, Witness
- “Either it’s me or [Cintra] who does it. So I went ahead first, and after that it’s all erased from my mind… I don’t remember,” — Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, Instructor
- “During the investigation, elements were gathered that indicate possible suppression of evidence relevant to the investigation, especially related to the disappearance of the image capture equipment used by the victim during the jump,” — Andréa Levy, Civil Police Delegate
- “The Civil Police are continuing their investigations to fully clarify the dynamics of the events, identify all criminal responsibilities, and locate the camera used by the victim at the time of the jump, considered an important element for reconstructing what happened.” — Brazil’s Public Security Secretariat
