Extreme Sports Cause Fatal Bridge Accident

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A young woman died during rope jumping in Brazil. Instructors threw her from a bridge without a harness.

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was 21 years old. She wanted to jump \"airplane style\" from the bridge.

Online video shows two men throwing the woman down. An onlooker screamed for them to attach a cord.

Police arrested three men from the rope jumping company. They are investigating her death for possible murder charges.

The video of her fall became very popular online. People called her death a sad case of carelessness.

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What happened to the young woman in Brazil?

She died during rope jumping.

How old was Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas?

She was 21 years old.

What are the police doing about her death?

They are investigating for possible murder charges.

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