The Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner died yesterday in a paragliding accident in Italy. He had done many riskier things, including parachuting from the edge of space.

Felix Baumgartner, the fearless extreme sportsman behind many legendary stunts, has died. He was 56. According to the Associated Press, Baumgartner died in a paragliding accident in Italy on Thursday.

Beachgoers knew something was wrong when they heard a loud boom ring out as a paraglider spun out of control, killing its ...

Felix was ‘born to fly’ and was determined to push the limits. He was also smart, professional, thorough, and meticulous, ...

Extreme athlete and record-breaking skydiver Felix Baumgartner tragically passes away at 56 after a fatal paragliding ...

In 2012, he broke the sound barrier with his body after jumping out of a balloon 24 miles above Earth. (Scripps News) ...

Felix Baumgartner, who held a world record for skydiving, died at age 56 after a paragliding accident in Italy. Mayor Massimiliano Ciarpella confirmed his paraglider crashed in Porto Sant'Elpidio on ...

Baumgartner, who was known as "Fearless Felix," was most known for his 2012 sky-dive that broke the sound barrier. The stunt ...

Felix Baumgartner’s paraglider was ‘spinning like a top’ before crash, witnesses say - Beachgoers say they heard a loud boom ...

Baumgartner is most well-known for breaking the sound barrier with his body during a freefall from the stratosphere in 2012.

Famed stuntman Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to jump from the edge of space, has died. Baumgartner died in a ...

Skydiver and world record breaker Felix Baumgartner died after a tragic accident on July 17, 2025, in Italy — but not from ...