{"id":1547940,"date":"2025-07-19T20:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T00:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1547940"},"modified":"2025-07-19T20:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T00:55:00","slug":"stuntman-felix-baumgartner-dies-in-paragliding-crash-at-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/stuntman-felix-baumgartner-dies-in-paragliding-crash-at-56\/1547940\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuntman Felix Baumgartner Dies in Paragliding Crash At 56"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stuntman Felix Baumgartner Dies in Paragliding Crash At 56<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Elma Aksalic via The Epoch Times<\/a>\u00a0(emphasis ours),<\/em><\/p>\n

Daredevil athlete Felix Baumgartner<\/strong>, best known for his record-breaking 2012 skydive<\/a> from space, has died at 56 years old in a paragliding accident in Italy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Felix Baumgartner poses for a photo as he arrives for a ceremony for his Walk of Fame star in Moscow, on Nov. 9, 2012. Kirill Kudryavtsev\/AFP via Getty Images<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

According to officials in the coastal city of Porto Sant’Elpidio, Baumgartner died on July 17 after crashing into the side of a swimming pool.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur community is deeply affected by the tragic disappearance of Felix Baumgartner, a figure of global prominence, a symbol of courage and passion for extreme flight,\u201d the town\u2019s mayor, Massimiliano Ciarpella, said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n

The exact cause of the incident remains unknown; however, Ciarpella noted<\/a> that a \u201cfatal illness\u201d prior to the crash could have led to the accident.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPorto Sant\u2019Elpidio stands with his family and loved ones in this moment of grief,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the Municipal Administration and all citizens, I express my sincerest condolences for this irreparable loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Austrian native made international headlines<\/a> on Oct. 14, 2012, when he jumped out of a capsule in the stratosphere, free-falling for 24 miles towards Earth.<\/p>\n

The jump was sponsored by Red Bull, an Austrian-owned energy drink company, with Baumgartner breaking the sound barrier during the feat.<\/p>\n

He reached speeds of up to 843 miles per hour before opening his parachute and landing safely on the ground in New Mexico.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement,<\/a> Red Bull paid tribute to Baumgartner, thanking him for being \u201cunyielding,\u201d while remembering him as a colleague and friend.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always sought out the greatest challenges and mastered them with sharp thinking, relentless precision and a good dose of courage,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou delved deep into every project. No detail was too small, no risk too great\u2014as long as you could calculate it.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe grew with you and you with us. We wouldn\u2019t trade a single day we had together. You will stay with us as a colleague, a loyal companion, but most of all as a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baumgartner, a former military parachutist, teamed up with Red Bull in 1988 and over the course of his career made thousands of jumps from bridges, planes, skyscrapers, and famed global landmarks.<\/p>\n

He broke 14 world records, including<\/a> the highest parachute jump from the Petronas Towers in 1999, flying across the English Channel in a carbon fiber wing in 2003, and the world\u2019s lowest BASE jump from the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 07\/19\/2025 – 16:55<\/span><\/p>\n

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