Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner, most famous for his record-breaking 2012 skydive from the stratosphere, has tragically died this week in a paragliding accident in Italy.

Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian base jumper and skydiver renowned for his record-breaking jump from the stratosphere, died while paragliding in Italy on Thursday, local media reported.

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian skydiver best known for his record-setting dive from space, died in a paragliding accident in Italy Thursday, according to Italian officials. He was 56.

Daredevil Felix Baumgartner killed in paragliding crash According to the Associated Press, Baumgartner, 56, died in a paragliding accident in Italy on Thursday.

Felix Baumgartner dies at 56; extreme athlete was first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound In 2012, “Fearless Felix” stunned the world when he jumped from a capsule hoisted more ...

Felix Baumgartner, a legendary skydiver most known for his 2012 stratosphere jump, has died at 56 in a tragic paragliding accident. Getty Images He reportedly died instantly during the freak ...

John Moore/Getty Images - PHOTO: Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations headquarters on October 23, 2012 in New York City.

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Austrian extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner died on Thursday while paragliding in Italy, the Austrian Foreign Ministry and Italian fire brigade confirmed to dpa, citing Italian authorities. The ...

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