THIS is the moment a bungee coach who allegedly launched a woman 130ft to her death with no rope performs a terrifying stunt with a kid.
Astonishing footage showed a child clinging to Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, 32, as he jumped off Skeleton bridge – the same spot , 21, plunged to her death from on Saturday.
Shocking footage showed an instructor who allegedly threw a woman to her death without a rope doing brazen stunts with a kid Credit: Instagram
Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, 32, seen in social media footage leaping off Skeleton bridge balancing a child in one hand in 2023 Credit: Instagram
Egoroff, one of three workers charged over Maria’s death, shared countless reckless stunts from the same bridge on social media, with some posted as recently as April.
One clip showed the instructor holding a rope in one hand and a grinning child in the other as he leapt off Skeleton Bridge.
The jaw-dropping video was taken in 2023, three years before was launched to her death from the same location in Limeira, on June 13.
It comes after horrifying video showed the moment from the edge.
Maria, 21, is held in the air by workers before being thrown from the edge of the bridge Credit: X
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died after a bungee jump went wrong in Limeira, Brazil Credit: Instagram
In another video from February, Egoroff and another instructor launched a jumper in the exact same “airplane-style” pose Maria was in seconds before her death.
The coach performed various other dangerous stunts with bungee cords – barely missing concrete columns and brazenly doing flips.
After Maria hit the ground, said the workers changed their clothes and at least two allegedly fled the area.
But they were arrested soon afterwards at the Ponte do Esqueleto trail after a chopper tracked them down.
Maicon Fernandes Cintra, 42, and two others have been charged with homicide with eventual intent Credit: Police handout
Vitor de Freitas Gonçalves, 27, one of the three arrested and charged workers
Egoroff and two other men from the video, Vitor de Freitas Gonçalves, 27, and Maicon Fernandes Cintra, 42, have been charged with homicide with implied malice.
Astonishingly, the men told police they cannot remember whose job it was to attach the rope.
Three others were also arrested but not charged.
Egoroff, who said he earned around £26 per jump, told police equipment checks were carried out “jointly.”
The instructor was filmed doing various brazen stunts Credit: Instagram
Egoroff seen throwing a person off a bridge in February in ‘airplane-style’ with the rope attached, just months before Maria’s death Credit: Instagram
The rope that should have been attached to Maria after she was launched off the bridge Credit: X
Six men have been arrested in connection with the tragedy Credit: Police Handout
Asked who was responsible for the final safety checks for Maria’s jump, he told cops: “I can’t remember.”
Cintra reportedly gave the same answer.
Their lawyer Rafael Gomes dos Santos claimed overnight: “They are in a state of shock.
“They cannot explain what happened because they have been doing this for years. Nothing like this has ever happened.”
Rayza Dias, who rushed to Maria’s aid Credit: Domingo Espetacular
Maria’s haunting final social media post just before her jump Credit: Collect
Egoroff also said there wasn’t a single person designated to checking the equipment for safety.
He told cops according to local media: “Sometimes we don’t put it in, someone else checks, someone else checks, someone else puts it in.
“Sometimes one person does it, then another comes and sees if it’s right.”
Maria’s distraught mum has also raged about the deadly mistake.
Devastated Valdenia said on Instagram: “That damned rope took you away from me forever.
“My beloved daughter, only today I wanted to hug you more than a thousand times. How it’s hurting me your departure.”
She added: “I love you forever, my princess. And thank you so much for being a part of my life during those 21 years.
“What an honor it was to hear you call me a mother. God, thank you for that privilege.”
An adventurer who jumped from the same bridge just hours before the tragedy claimed organisers may have “let standards slip” amid a massive backlog of thrill-seekers, caused by rain delays.
A man known only as Emanuel said the immense pressure to clear the bottleneck of waiting participants may have contributed to Maria’s death.
He alleged the crew had been scrambling to push through the remaining crowd after he completed his own jump.
The bungee jumper claimed their conduct left “a lot to be desired” when it came to safety.
He said: “It was a very atypical day. It had rained, there were delays and there were many people waiting to jump.
“In my perception as a participant, the organisation left a lot to be desired.
“Obviously what happened is not acceptable and cannot be explained away.
“But in my opinion there was a lack of professionalism. The positive impression I had of the experience completely fell apart.”
Meanwhile, the local mayor claimed that the instructor group had been a problem for years.
Murilo Felix said: “In addition to the circumstances that led to the young woman’s death, it is necessary to establish who is responsible for the lack of access control to a federal area which, for years, has posed known risks and is still without the necessary safety measures.
“We have been calling for action for months to ensure that the Federal Government assumes its responsibility.
“Unfortunately, its failure to act has just resulted in yet another tragedy in Limeira.”
Skeleton bridge is no stranger to tragedy – in April 2024, a 39-year-old cyclist fell to her death from the same bridge.
It has also emerged that Maria, an aspiring teacher, did not die immediately after falling, according to a nurse who tried to save her.
Rayza Dias told Brazilian TV the victim was breathing and still had a weak pulse when she attempted to provide life-saving aid.
She said: “I even talked to her. I have a habit of joking and saying, ‘Nobody dies on my shift’.
“And I told her, ‘Duda, nobody dies on my shift’. Even though I wasn’t on my shift there.”
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