A couple died after parking on a hang gliding ramp and stripping off to have sex where they apparently knocked the handbrake and plunged 1,300 feet to their deaths.
The accident happened in Venda Nova do Imigrante, a mountainous region in Espirito Santo, Brazil, in the early hours of Monday, 4th August.
The victims were identified as Marcone da Silva Cardoso, 26, and Adriana Machado Ribeiro, 42.
Adriana Machado Ribeiro, 42, poses in undated photo. She died after a car she was in plunged off a 400-meter cliff in Venda Nova do Imigrante, Brazil. Note: Private photo. (Newsflash/NX)
According to the police, both bodies were found outside the vehicle, suggesting they were ejected during the fall.
Firefighters located Marcone’s body at the base of a rock wall, while Adriana’s body was found deeper in the vegetation after officers had to navigate a steep trail.
Images of their car show how it got completely destroyed as it tumbled down the rockface.
Marcone's brother told investigators the couple had attended a party in a neighbouring municipality earlier that night and then gone to the ramp to spend time together.
Marcone da Silva Cardoso, 26, poses in undated photo. He died after a car he was in plunged off a 400-meter cliff in Venda Nova do Imigrante, Brazil. Note: Private photo. (Newsflash/NX)
He said the two had been dating for six months and had not seen each other for several days prior to the crash.
A caretaker at the property said he heard a loud noise at around 2:20 am but waited until morning to investigate due to poor visibility. He then contacted authorities after spotting the vehicle in the undergrowth.
Picture shows the crashed car, undated. A couple died in Venda Nova do Imigrante, Brazil. Note: Private photo. (Newsflash/NX)
Marcone was originally from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and worked as a machine operator in Venda Nova do Imigrante.
Adriana was a local resident who had worked for 16 years in a family-run bakery. She leaves behind two children.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
(Mike Leidig / newsX)