3 w. ago Felix Baumgartner: the man who skydived from space – video obituary

The Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, known for his record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding accident in central Italy, police report.Baumgartner, 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying over Porto Sant’Elpidio in Marche on Thursday. He fell to the ground near the swimming pool of a hotel. The cause of the accident remains unclearFelix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding crash Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Felix Baumgartner dead at 56: Daredevil skydiver famous for space jump dies in paragliding tragedy

Tributes paid to extreme sports star who was first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound

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3 w. ago Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding crash

Austrian extreme skydiver, 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying over central ItalyThe extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding accident in central Italy, local police said.The Austrian, 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying over Porto Sant’Elpidio in the Marche region on Thursday and fell to the ground into the swimming pool of a hotel. Media reports said several people were in the pool at the time and witnessed his fall, the cause of which was unclear. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Skydive pioneer Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding accident

The Austrian daredevil, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider over central Italy Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding accident in central Italy, local police said.Baumgartner, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying over Porto Sant’Elpidio in Italy’s central Marche region on Thursday and fell to the ground near the swimming pool of a hotel. The reasons for the accident were unclear. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Space skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies in paragliding crash aged 56

Austrian extreme sportsman lost control of his paraglider before crash central Italy, police said

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3 w. ago The first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound dies in crash in Italy, city's mayor says

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy

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