Another tragic incident occurred in Brazil, as on Sunday (14/6) a 59 - year - old hiker fell from a height of about 30 meters and lost her life.
As reported by the Brazilian Globo medium, Rosemary Suzart Garcia hiked with a large team at Grutas do Spar in Maricá on Sunday, when she suddenly drifted off on a narrow path overlooking. There he attempted to spray with insect repellent Her leg, however, lost balance and fell.
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An eyewitness, Giovanni Maximino, told the media that the hiking guide He tried to grab Garcia's hand as she fell off the cliff, but he almost got carried away himself."The driver tried to hold her and he almost fell too. The height is about 30 meters. He was just done putting on the bug repellent. It all happened very quickly."
Maximino stressed that the hiker who fell, from Rio de Janeiro, was wearing safety equipment, including gloves, helmets and other protective equipment.
"I managed to locate the children, living in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes, only at almost two in the morning to announce the news to them. Until then, we had no contact with any family member.".
An investigation into the tragic incident is underway. This accident occurred one day after the 21-year-old woman died who fell into the vacuum from a height of about 40 metres during a free fall on the Ponte do Esqueleto Bridge in São Paulo, Brazil and died.