Felix Baumgartner dead at 56 — legendary skydiver known for famous 2012 stratosphere jump killed in tragic paragliding accident

Felix Baumgartner dead at 56 — legendary skydiver known for famous 2012 stratosphere jump killed in tragic paragliding accident


Renowned daredevil Felix Baumgartner, famous for his record-smashing stunts — including a 24-mile skydive from the edge of space in 2012 — has died in a paragliding accident in Italy, according to local media reports.

The 56-year-old Austrian extreme sports enthusiast reportedly fell ill while flying a motorized paraglider in the Italian coastal town of Porto Sant’Elpidio, crashing the craft into a hotel swimming pool.

Felix Baumgartner at the Airpower 2022 airshow.

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