Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, was killed in a crash along the eastern coast of Italy, according to an official. He was 56.

Beachgoers knew something was wrong when they heard a loud boom ring out as a paraglider spun out of control, killing its only occupant, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, when it crashed next to a s...

Baumgartner, known as “Fearless Felix,” stunned the world in 2012 when he became the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body.