Felix Baumgartner, 56, known for his record-setting 2012 stratospheric jump, died in a paragliding crash along Italy’s eastern coast on Friday. His motorised paraglider reportedly crashed into a hotel swimming pool, injuring a young woman present there. Baumgartner had gained global fame for his daring feats in extreme sports and skydiving.
Felix Baumgartner; (right) The Stratospheric jump in 2012 by Felix Baumgartner. Pics/AFP
Stratospheric skydiver Felix Baumgartner, 56, died while paragliding along the eastern coast of Italy on Friday. News reports said his motorised paraglider crashed into a swimming pool at a hotel, injuring a young woman there.
Baumgartner was most widely known for his 2012 jump from the stratosphere, the highest-ever parachute jump at the time.
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