Felix Baumgartner, Skydiving Legend, Dies in Paragliding Crash at 56
TL;DR
Felix Baumgartner, renowned for breaking the sound barrier in a jump, tragically died in a paragliding crash in Italy, with witnesses hearing a loud boom as his paraglider spun out of control near a swimming pool. The cause is under investigation, and Baumgartner's death marks a tragic end to the record-breaking athlete's adventurous life.
- Witnesses to Felix Baumgartner’s fatal paragliding crash heard large boom as it spun to the ground PBS
- Felix Baumgartner, Skydiver Who Jumped From the Edge of Space, Dies Paragliding at 56 The New York Times
- Stratospheric skydiver Baumgartner dies in crash ESPN
- Felix Baumgartner, famed pilot and BASE jumper, dies at 56 National Geographic
- Stunt legend Felix Baumgartner may have had heart attack in the air before crashing to his death in paraglider New York Post
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