Austrian space diver Felix Baumgartner dies in paragliding accident at age of 56
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Rome: At the age of 56, Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil who famously jumped from the edge of the Earth s atmosphere in a 2012 stunt, died on...
Rome: At the age of 56, Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil who famously jumped from the edge of the Earth's atmosphere in a 2012 stunt, died on Thursday in Italy, the emergency services there announced.
A senior official with the emergency services in the Marches region, northern Italy, confirmed his death to AFP.
Police at Porto Sant'Elpidio, on Italy's Adriatic coast, had identified Baumgartner, he said.
While he was not able to say what had been the cause of death, a report in the Il Corriere della Sera daily said that Baumgartner had lost control of his paraglider after suffering a malaise.
He landed in the swimming pool of a holiday residence at Porto Sant'Elpidio, slightly injuring a young woman.
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