The Austrian who made history in 2012 by becoming the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body died Thursday ...

Felix Baumgartner is understood to have complained of feeling unwell while his paraglider was airborne shortly before losing ...

The Austrian made headlines around the world in October 2012 when, wearing a specially made suit, he jumped from a balloon 24 ...

Baumgartner died while paragliding today on the eastern coast of Italy, reports the Associated Press. Reports from Italian ...

The extreme athlete, who was the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound more than a decade ago, died in a ...

His dramatic 2012 jump from a capsule more than 39 kilometres (24 miles) above the Earth was the most spectacular of a string of record-breaking stunts.

He stunned the world in 2012 when he became the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body after jumping from ...

A father from Western Australia has died in a tragic accident whilst taking part in an international BASE-jumping competition in Italy.

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian base jumper and skydiver best known for his record-breaking jump from the stratosphere, died ...