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Brazilian bungee jumper who fell 130 feet without a rope was still alive when rescuers reached her, nurse says 'I even talked to her'

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A 21-year-old woman who plunged from a 130-foot bridge during an unlicensed bungee jump in Brazil was still alive when rescuers reached her, according to a nurse who rushed to help after the fall.

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Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died on Saturday after she was launched from the abandoned Ponte do Esqueleto, or Skeleton Bridge, near São Paulo. The staff failed to properly secure her safety equipment before the jump, leaving her without a bungee cord.

The incident was captured on video and later went viral on social media. Footage showed three employees lifting Rodrigues de Freitas into position before pushing her from the bridge. She was wearing a harness, but there was no rope attached.

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