A horrifying bungee-jump tragedy in Brazil is drawing even more attention after footage surfaced showing what appears to be a successful jump from the same bridge just before a 21-year-old tourist plunged to her death.
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died after falling roughly 130 feet from the infamous "Skeleton Bridge" in São Paulo state during a rope-jumping excursion ... going over the side of the bridge without a cord attached.
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Now, another clip making the rounds online appears to show a different tourist completing a jump from the same location on a separate outing ... she's got her bungee cord attached ... highlighting the stark contrast between a routine thrill ride and the deadly mistake investigators say occurred moments later.
Oliver Tree's death in Brazil happened suddenly ... and fans have rushed to social media to watch his final days play out.
The singer-songwriter and his pals posted all about the trip in the days prior to the tragic helicopter crash that took his life ... with Iae Break -- a popular influencer -- sharing videos from Tree's trip.
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Break posted a video of Tree's first time in Brazil ... full of street soccer, seasoned meat, motorcycles, and more fun.
Argentinian YouTuber Gaspi-- whose real name was Gaspar Prim -- is among the six people who lost their lives in a devastating helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to reports from CNN Brazil.
The 23-year-old social media personality was reportedly aboard one of two helicopters involved in a midair collision Sunday morning. That aircraft was also carrying American singer Oliver Tree, along with passengers Lucas Brito Chaves, and Lucas Vignale, and was being piloted by Alexandre Souza, CNN Brazil reported.
The second helicopter carried only its pilot, Charles Marsillac, who also died in the crash. According to CNN Brazil, Marsillac was described by someone close to him as an experienced and highly respected pilot known for taking his profession seriously.
A young woman in Brazil lost her life during a bungee-jumping excursion after authorities say critical safety procedures may have been missed before the jump.
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, died Saturday after plunging from a bridge in Limeira, a city in São Paulo state, according to multiple Brazilian media reports.
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Video circulating online appears to show staff members escorting Freitas to the edge of the structure -- known locally as Skeleton Bridge -- before she was sent over the side. Moments later, people at the scene reportedly realized something was wrong.
No cause of death will be released in the case of college student James "Weston" Higginbotham -- who vanished during a family trip to Japan before being found dead.
Authorities say that while they are not disclosing how the 20-year-old died, there is no indication of foul play.
As we reported ... the Auburn University junior was found by a volunteer search-and-rescue group in a mountainous area outside Kyoto, according to a Facebook post shared by his parents.
An Auburn University junior who disappeared while traveling with family in Japan has been found dead ... bringing a devastating end to a week-long search effort.
James "Weston" Higginbotham-- a 20-year-old biosystems engineering student -- was found by a volunteer search-and-rescue group in a mountainous area outside Kyoto, according to a Facebook post by his parents Saturday.
"Our family is heartbroken to share that Weston was found deceased," they wrote ... adding, "The grief we feel is impossible to put into words."
Alarming footage shows the moment a Boeing 787's nose gear collapses while the Lufthansa plane is parked at its gate ... and the incident caused several injuries.
The travel nightmare went down Thursday at Frankfurt Airport in Germany ... crew members and ground staff were on board the jetliner when the "nose landing gear unexpectedly retracted" ... according to the airline.
Lufthansa says several employees were injured and are receiving medical treatment, adding ... "We are currently investigating the exact circumstances in cooperation with the relevant authorities."
At least 23 people were killed and roughly 70 others injured after a suicide bombing targeted a passenger train in Pakistan over the weekend.
The deadly attack happened in Quetta Sunday morning when an explosives packed vehicle detonated near a railway line as a train passed through the area.
🇵🇰 The Balochistan Liberation Army just claimed the Quetta train bombing in Pakistan.
Their "fidayee" suicide unit, meaning self-sacrificing, carried out the attack, targeting what the BLA called "occupying forces" travelling from Quetta Military Cantonment.
The massive blast reportedly overturned two train cars and set them on fire ... sending thick black smoke into the sky and leaving behind twisted wreckage.
Jonathan Andic -- the son of fashion mogul Isak Andic -- has been arrested for allegedly murdering Isak ... according to several prominent outlets in Spain.
Here's the deal ... Isak died in late 2024 after falling off a cliff in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona. He was hiking with Jonathan and several other family members at the time -- though the newspaper El País reported he was only with Jonathan at the time of the fall.
Jonathan became the subject of a homicide investigation last year ... and, on Tuesday, he was taken into custody in Barcelona -- with photographers capturing authorities taking him away.
A Croatia Airlines jet skidded off the runway and smashed into some signage and lighting during an aborted takeoff ... and it's all on video.
Terrifying footage shows the Croatia Airlines flight speeding down the runway at Split Airport in Croatia when all of a sudden the plane starts veering to its left ... the jet goes onto the grass and smashes through runway lights and a runway marker before coming to a screeching halt.
It all went down Saturday ... the flight had over 130 passengers and crew on board ... and they were trying to fly from Croatia's Adriatic coast to Frankfurt, Germany.
There's also video from inside the plane ... from one passenger who was recording from the window seat. There's rain on the window, but it's unclear if weather conditions played a factor here.
Croatia Airlines says no one was injured.
Croatia’s Air, Maritime and Railway Accident Investigation Agency says it's launching an investigation ... and the plane, an Airbus A220-300, suffered minor damage.
The search for four missing Italian tourists in the Maldives has come to a devastating end ... because rescue divers have recovered their bodies from a notorious underwater cave following the country's deadliest diving disaster ever.
Officials say an elite team of Finnish rescue divers located the bodies Monday deep inside the "Shark Cave" -- nearly 500 feet below the surface -- days after the group vanished during an exploration dive.
The victims were identified as 52-year-old Monica Montefalcone; her 20-year-old daughter Giorgia Sommacal; Muriel Oddenino, 31; and Federico Gualtieri, 31. The body of dive instructor Gianluca Benedetti, 44, had already been recovered Friday.
President Donald Trump says the United States has struck a major blow against ISIS ... taking out the terrorist org.'s second-in-command -- and it appears it was caught on video.
POTUS took to Truth Social to announce the sucessful mission ... revealing U.S. forces have killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki -- who he says was the second-highest ranking member of ISIS in the world.
Trump says sources tipped off the States to his location ... which allowed them to blow him off the face of the earth. He will "no longer terrorize the people of Africa" and, without him, the prez promises "ISIS's global operation is greatly diminished."
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Pramila Jayapalsays Iran belongs at the World Cup right alongside everybody else ... no matter how heated world politics get.
Check it out ... the Washington congresswoman -- whose district includes Seattle, one of the host cities for the tournament coming up in June -- told TMZ on Friday morning she doesn't think Iran should be excluded from the global competition despite ongoing international tensions.
"I think that it is important that we continue to have countries participating from all over the world," Jayapal said when Jacob asked if Iran should still participate. "These are soccer players from Iran ... they're important participants in FIFA."
Folks on a Carnival cruise ship near the Bahamas watched in horror as a search and rescue mission launched for a man who jumped off the ship ... and we've got photos and video from the scene.
A married couple traveling on the Carnival Liberty tells TMZ ... they were sitting at a bar when they heard the "man overboard" call ... and then a rescue boat went into the water, and the captain came on and told passengers they were turning back to look for the person.
We're told the rescue boat ultimately returned to the ship and passengers could see Carnival personnel performing CPR on the man.
Jacobis soooo Gen Z -- complain complain complain, although this time he may have a point.
Our D.C. young'un ran into Rep. Seth Magazineron The Hill, and told the Congressman about how he and his friends suffered through COVID, and how he just couldn't handle another pandemic.
The Rep. from Rhode Island was sympathetic, and confessed our country is totally unprepared for another disease that shuts America down.
Jacob then went to his go-to -- THE FREAKOUT METER -- and asked the Congressman where we land.
Magaziner's answer focused on members of Congress ... and where he puts them on Jacob's meter is more than alarming.
The dreaded hantavirus has nearly claimed another life ... as a French woman is struggling, breathing through an artificial lung amid the MV Hondius cruise outbreak.
According to her doctor, the unidentified woman is currently in critical condition in a Paris hospital after contracting the disease aboard the cruise ship during a 34-day expedition through the Atlantic, with several stops along the way.
Authorities said three people have died, with eight other reported cases as a result of the outbreak on the ship, which launched April 1 from Ushuaia, Argentina. So far, authorities have confirmed nine of the hantavirus cases.
