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Human error caused crash that killed record-breaking skydiver Felix Baumgartner

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Admin

Austrian was killed in paragliding accident in July
56-year-old broke sound barrier during 2012 jump

The paragliding crash that killed extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner in July was caused by human error, an investigating prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, died in July along Italy’s Adriatic coast. He was 56. Witnesses said the flight appeared normal until Baumgartner’s paraglider started spinning to the ground, crashing near a hotel swimming pool.

Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding crash

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Admin

Austrian extreme skydiver, 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying over central Italy

The extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding accident in central Italy.

The Austrian, 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying over Porto Sant’Elpidio in the Marche region on Thursday and fell to the ground into the swimming pool of a hotel.