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Shocking moment staffers kick terrified woman’s legs away to make her take 260-foot thrill jump

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Stewart, W., & Bradford, C. (2026, September 29). Shocking moment staffers kick terrified woman’s legs away to make her take 260-foot thrill jump. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/world-news/shocking-moment-staffers-kick-terrified-womans-legs-away-to-make-her-take-260-foot-thrill-jump/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-29 · by Will Stewart, Chris Bradford

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A terrified tourist at the Noh’o attraction on the Sulak River in Dagestan was forced to take a 260-foot plunge despite her pleas for help, as instructors kicked her legs out from behind the knees and laughed, according to video footage obtained by East 2 West. The woman's husband filmed the ordeal, which led to an investigation into the staff involved. This incident echoes another fatality in Brazil where Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown off a cliff without proper safety measures, leading to charges of homicide against three instructors.
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In Dagestan, a female tourist was forced to leap from a 260-foot height into a canyon at the Noh'o tourist hub on the Sulak River, despite her clear reluctance. Staff ignored her pleas and physically kicked her legs out to push her over the edge, while her husband filmed the ordeal. The incident sparked an official probe by the Russian Investigative Committee. In a similar case, another woman from Moscow was also forced into jumping against her will. Videos show the terrified woman pleading with instructors who mocked her fear before kicking her legs and making her jump. She survived but expressed anger at being coerced.

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Will Stewart
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🔮 An official probe has been launched into the plunge into a cliff-lined abyss in Russia The female jumper thankfully survived the fall In an earlier case, a woman tourist from Moscow, Anastasia, 41, said she was forced by the staff to jump against her will.
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Brazil Dagestan East 2 West

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Brazil GPE · 1× Dagestan GPE · 1× East 2 West ORG · 1× Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The crying woman desperately tried to fight her way back from the ledge as laughing instructors tried to force her to jump off with a harness — with her husband seemingly the one filming her ordeal.
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Claims (13 extracted, 2 hedged)

A petrified tourist was forced to take a 260-foot canyon plunge against her wishes – with shocking video showing instructors kicking her legs away as she begged not to jump. asserted
she → force → legs
The crying woman desperately tried to fight her way back from the ledge as laughing instructors tried to force her to jump off with a harness — with her husband seemingly the one filming her ordeal. asserted
husband → cry → ordeal
Let me go,” she yelped before turning to her husband, according to video obtained by East 2 West, which didn’t reveal when the jump happened. uncertain
jump → let → West
I’m begging you!” she cried, as instructors told her to “calm down” and not “jerk around.” asserted
instructors → beg → her
After failing to get her to sit at the edge of the ledge, the instructors then kicked her behind at the back of the knees to force her legs to give way, allowing them to prop her down. asserted
them → fail → her
They then swung her out for the sudden drop at the Noh’o tourist attraction on the Sulak River in Dagestan. asserted
They → swing → Dagestan
“Her husband filmed his wife being subjected to this nightmare – and laughed,” one onlooker said. asserted
onlooker → film → nightmare
The woman survived the jump and was even asked if she wanted to take the plunge again when she was brought back to the platform. asserted
she → survive → platform
“I said no!” she furiously told her hubby. asserted
she → say → hubby
“I’m scared.” asserted
I → ’m → ?
An investigation into the staffers is underway, according to East 2 West. uncertain
investigation → accord → West
The incident recalled a horrifying fatality earlier this year when Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown to her death off a 130-foot cliff in Brazil without a rope attached. asserted
Freitas → recall → rope
Three instructors were charged with homicide after they were filmed lifting her over her head to throw her off — with the footage then showing the unattached rope at the top of the cliff. asserted
footage → charge → cliff
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