‘I Talked To Her’: Nurse Claims Brazil Student Was Alive When Found After Fatal 130-Foot Bungee Jump Fall

Last Updated:June 16, 2026, 08:18 IST

The victim, 21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues, had filmed her jump from an abandoned 130-foot bridge near São Paulo on Saturday.

A Brazilian student who plunged 130 feet from a bridge during a bungee jump after allegedly not being attached to a safety cord was still alive after the fall, according to an off-duty nurse who rushed to the scene.

The victim, 21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues, had filmed her jump from an abandoned 130-foot bridge near São Paulo on Saturday.

The staff had allegedly not attached the bungee cord to the victim before she leapt. The horrifying incident, captured on video, has since circulated widely on social media.

Nurse Rayza Dias, who was present at the scene, rushed to the crash site at the base of “Skeleton Bridge" where Rodrigues de Freitas was participating in an unlicensed bungee jump.

Describing the difficult rescue effort, the nurse claimed that she injured her hands as she tried to scramble down the muddy terrain and reach the victim at the base of the bridge.

“I scraped my whole hand because there’s a steep slope down there and only one rope for us to climb down," Dias said, while speaking to Brazilian TV network Domingo Espetacular on Sunday.

“It was all covered in mud. I kept going down, down, we walked all the way," the nurse said, adding that the student was alive when she reached her.

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“I even talked to her. I have a habit of joking and saying, ‘Nobody dies on my shift.’ And I told her, ‘Duda [Eduarda], nobody dies on my shift.’ Even though I wasn’t on my shift there," she said.

Three bungee jump operators were arrested and charged with homicide on Sunday. Authorities said two of the suspects attempted to flee following the student’s death and were later tracked down with the help of a military helicopter.

Another three people who worked at the allegedly illegal bungee jumping site were also detained for questioning but were subsequently released without charge.

Three bungee jump operators were arrested and charged with homicide on Sunday. Authorities said two of the suspects attempted to flee following the student’s death and were later tracked down with the help of a military helicopter.

Another three people who worked at the allegedly illegal bungee jumping site were also detained for questioning but were subsequently released without charge.

Investigators are probing how the fatal error occurred and whether mandatory safety protocols were ignored at the unauthorised adventure tourism site.

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