A Brazilian couple died while making love in a car that rolled off a cliff and plunged 1,300 feet.
Adriana Ribeiro, 42, and her boyfriend Marcone Cardoso, 26, went out partying with his brother and his girlfriend on Sunday night.
After dropping the other couple off at their home, Ribeiro and Cardoso drove to a scenic overlook and parked at the cliff’s edge.
The couple began making love in the back seat. The car’s rocking motion caused it to slip off the cliff’s edge and the car plunged to an area 300 feet from the best where Ribeiro’s naked body was ejected.
The car continued tumbling another 1,000 feet to the base of the cliff where Cardoso’s body was found not far from the crushed vehicle.
The cliff where they fell is a popular hang-gliding launch ramp during the day.
A worker at the hang-gliding company said he heard a loud bang around 2:30 a.m. He looked outside but didn’t see anything because it was too dark.
A team of firefighters hiked through treacherous terrain to retrieve the bodies. Police do not suspect foul play.
“There were no signs of violence at the scene or on the bodies, and the car’s handbrake was engaged,” an officer told local media.
The couple had dated for 6 months, according to Cardoso’s brother. “He had worked all weekend, hadn’t seen her for four days, and they went out together,” he said, according to CNN Brasil.
Ribeiro was divorced and leaves behind 2 children, a boy and a mami. Cardoso had a 4-year-old son from a previous relationship.
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