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Extreme Athlete Felix Baumgartner, Famed for Supersonic Skydive, Dies in Paragliding Crash

Extreme Athlete Felix Baumgartner, Famed for Supersonic Skydive, Dies in Paragliding Crash

Extreme Athlete Felix Baumgartner, Famed for Supersonic Skydive, Dies in Paragliding Crash World-renowned extreme athlete and daredevil Felix Baumgartner, celebrated for his 2012 supersonic skydive, has died at the age of 56 following a paragliding accident in Italy. Baumgartner, known as “Fearless Felix,” reportedly crashed into the side of a pool in Porto Sant’Elpidio on Thursday, according to local firefighters. The Austrian adventurer gained international fame in October 2012 as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. In that historic…

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