Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 14, 2026 (AFP) - Woman dies after safety cord left off in Brazil rope jump

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A young woman died in Brazil after being launched off a bridge for a rope jump without a safety cord, police said Sunday. In videos of the Saturday accident circulating online, two men hoist the 21-year-old above their heads and launch her off Skeleton Bridge, in the interior of Sao Paulo state, while onlookers realize there is no safety mechanism attached and shout "Guys, the cord!" "The safety equipment was not properly secured at the time of t......

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