A THRILL-SEEKER died in front of his horrified family after a bungee jump went wrong.

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.

It was revealed by local paper Reporter Diario that Moraes, from Valinhos, planned to complete the jump with his son — but decided last-minute to go it alone.

Police are still investigating the death and have seized the equipment, which belonged to a specialist team hired by Moraes.

Just last month a woman’s bungee cord snapped during a 140ft jump.

Yoo, 29, plummeted into the water after jumping of the platform in Chuncheon, South Korea.

She suffered severe head, neck and chest injuries and was hospitalised for a month.

The man operating the attraction was arrested and charged with professional negligence, claiming the bungee rope had been fastened but the screws on the hook on the platform came loose.

This story first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.

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