55 m. ago Daredevil Felix Baumgartner 'died before he hit the ground' near children playing in hotel pool

Felix Baumgartner was killed while paragliding in Italy after suffering a cardiac arrest mid-air, with his paraglider crashing into a swimming pool at a resort

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3 h. ago Felix Baumgartner 'was dead BEFORE he hit the ground' near kids playing in pool

Felix Baumgartner is understood to have complained of feeling unwell while his paraglider was airborne shortly before losing control and crash-landing in a busy hotel swimming pool

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8 h. 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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9 h. 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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9 h. 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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9 h. ago Felix Baumgartner's last tragic Instagram post before fatal paragilde crash

Felix Baumgartner, who famously jumped from the 'edge of space' in a pressure suit, shared a photo with the caption 'too much wind' hours before dying in a freak paragliding accident aged 56

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10 h. ago Daredevil Felix Baumgartner who made space edge jump dies in paragliding accident

Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner has died following a paragliding crash in Italy.

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11 h. ago Felix Baumgartner dead at 56 as man who jumped from space dies in horror paragliding crash

Felix Baumgartner - who became an icon when he jumped out of a helium balloon from 24 miles in the air in 2012 - has died at the age of 56 after a paragliding stunt went wrong

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11 h. ago Felix Baumgartner dead at 56: Wingsuit daredevil who jumped from space is killed in paragliding crash after his craft ploughed into Italian hotel swimming pool leaving woman injured

The Austrian sportsman, 56, reportedly lost control of his aircraft on Thursday at around 4pm in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Marche., Italy.

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12 h. ago Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner killed in horror paragliding crash

Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner has died in a paragliding accident - the 58-year-old, who once jumped from the edge of space, is reported to have crashed into a swimming pool

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12 h. ago Felix Baumgartner dead at 56: Daredevil who jumped from space is killed in paragliding crash

The Austrian sportsman, 56, reportedly lost control of his aircraft on Thursday afternoon at around 4pm in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy.

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5 d. ago Brits urged to drive with a bowl of water on their passenger seat

Petrol and diesel prices have risen for the first time in three months, with the cost of an average litre of petrol and diesel up by 2p and 3p on average in the space of a month

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9 d. ago Developers building skyscrapers on Diecast site 'expected' to include affordable flats

A development blueprint to build 1,400 new homes, ‘significant’ hotel space, and a permanent home for Diecast where the venue currently sits is now out for public feedback

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