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…