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Woman falls to death when rope isn’t attached for jump off bridge

Three instructors have been arrested after Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown from a bridge without the rope attached to her harness.

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What happened Three instructors have been arrested after Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown from a bridge without the rope attached to her harness.
The headline split One side frames it as "Woman falls to death when rope isn’t attached for jump off bridge". The other frames it as "Rope jumper died after instructors failed to attach cord, investigators say".
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Left / center-leftWoman falls to death when rope isn’t attached for jump off bridge

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The Plain Dealer ClevelandNews report · Jun 16, 4:11 AM

Woman falls to death when rope isn’t attached for jump off bridge

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Three instructors have been arrested after Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown from a bridge without the rope attached to her harness.

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jun 16, 7:55 AM

Bungee jumper 'still alive when found 'after being thrown off bridge without rope'

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, plunged to her death after bungee jumping staff allegedly forgot to attach a rope to her before throwing her from a 130ft foot high bridge

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The IndependentNews report · Jun 16, 7:13 AM

Rope jumper died after instructors failed to attach cord, investigators say

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The three instructors have been arrested and could face manslaughter charges

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Jun 16, 4:11 AM: The Plain Dealer Cleveland joined the source map.

Jun 16, 7:13 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jun 16, 7:55 AM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.