GoPro removed from fatal Brazil bungee jump, witness says
TL;DR
A 21-year-old student died after a bungee jump in Limeira, Brazil, when she was thrown off a bridge without a rope. A witness claims an employee removed her GoPro camera from her body after the fall, and three instructors were arrested and charged with homicide; the missing GoPro is a key piece of evidence as investigators probe whether the equipment or actions contributed to the tragedy.
- Bungee-jump employee took GoPro camera off student's body after she fell to her death without a rope: witness New York Post
- Rope Jumper Falls to Her Death After Operators Fail to Secure Harness The New York Times
- Three instructors charged in bridge-jumping death of woman not secured to rope NBC News
- Woman, 21, Plummets 131 Feet to Her Death After Bungee Jump Staff Allegedly Forgot to Attach Safety Cord People.com
- Rope Jump Instructors Don't Remember Who Was Supposed to Attach Cord Before Woman's Fatal Fall, Investigators Say Yahoo
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