He was left with multiple injuries after the cord snapped seconds into his jump. When the bungee jump instructor gave the signal for her boyfriend to jump, Yecenia Morales misunderstood despite having no bungee cord attached to her ankles. She got confused, Gustavo Guzmn, the mayor of Fredonia, toldEl Tiempoof the freak accident, which occurred Sunday in Amag in northern Colombia. THIS is the shocking moment a woman dies while bungee jumping after she followed the wrong signal to jump - and wasn't attached to the cord. A Colombian bungee-jumper plummeted to her death this week after a communications mishap caused her to leap off a bridge without a fastened cord. WARNING - CONFRONTING VIDEO: The moment a 25-year-old woman dives to her death after leaping from a bridge without a bungee cord around her ankles has been captured on video by horrified. Police are still investigating the death and have seized the equipment, which belonged to a specialist team hired by Moraes. She stepped off like it was second nature. Around 100 people were waiting to bungee off a bridge at a height of around 45 meters when the incident occurred. A woman in Colombia bungee jumped to her death after she misheard a signal from the instructor meant for her boyfriend. A THRILL-SEEKER died in front of his horrified family after a bungee jump went wrong. A woman has been killed in a horrifying bungee jumping accident in Colombia. But things went completely wrong as the operator signaled a person which was ahead of her in the line but it seems like that she mistook the signal for herself and the young lawyer leaped off the bridge without a safety cord as she went straight down a 164 feet valley. Visit TGP FactCheck to see how we get it right. Things went wrong after the operators signaled Morales beau who was ahead of her in line to take the plunge. Bungee-Jumper Plummets 164 Feet To Her Death After Leaping Off Bridge Download our media pack in either English or Spanish. Yecenia was buried after a ceremony at Simn Bolvar neighbourhood in Medelln, where she lived with her family. Yecenia Morales seen jumping off the bridge, Yecenia reportedly misinterpreted a signal meant for her boyfriend, Her boyfriend was first at the scene and gave her CPR. The 25-year-old woman, a lawyer in Colombia, traveled to the spot organized by Sky Bungee Jumping with her boyfriend. The incident occurred Sunday in Amaga, a town in northern Colombia, when Yecenia Morales, 25, was waiting for her chance to leap from a viaduct. 00:00. The Colombian woman then jumped down into the valley and fell to her death. Who is Brianna Hamblin? Fabio Ezequiel de Moraes, 36, hit the ground headfirst after a 40-metre drop in front of his wife, six-year-old son and brother as he jumped off a bridge in Sao Paulo, Brazil, The Sun reported. The unnamed man is said to be receiving medical treatment for injuries he received while trying to reach her, and is said to be in a state of shock. Yecenia Morales' brother, Andres, described his sister as a woman who loved reading and dancing. Local authorities have opened an investigation after claims that two companies offering services and supplying equipment at the site were unauthorised to do so. Horrific bungee death captured on video - News.com.au Daily Mailreported that the tragic death of Yecenia Morales happened on Sunday, July 18, at Amaga in northern Colombia. Woman dies in fall in Colombia after mishearing bungee jump instructor "She got confused. There has been a sad demise of a Colombian woman who was a bungee jumper and she has died this week as there was some communication blunder as she took off a bridge without a fastened cord which became the reason for her death, It has been stated by the Mayor of Fredonia Gustavo Guzman that she got confused as he has stated this in an interview that was taken on Sunday in Northern Colombia. Her boyfriend was first on the scene and tried to do CPR, but it was too late. Yecenia Morales, 25, fell 150ft. The incident occurred Sunday in Amaga, a town in northern Colombia, when Yecenia Morales, 25, was. Known as the PEOPLES PAPER, Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain. You can email Joe Hoft here, and read more of Joe Hoft's articles here. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our. The mayor noted that the Colombian woman only had the harness on her without a cord attached when she jumped. It is believed she suffered a fatal heart attack in the air and had died before the emergency services arrived. A young woman has died on a bungee jump after reportedly mistaking the signal to go before her cord had been attached. A BRAZILIAN man has plunged to his death when a seemingly normal bungee jump went horribly wrong. They had attached her ankle harness but not her cord. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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