Skydive pioneer Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding accident

<p>The Austrian daredevil, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider over central Italy </p><p>Austrian 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, local police said.</p><p>Baumgartner, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying over Porto Sant’Elpidio in Italy’s central Marche region on Thursday and fell to the ground near the swimming pool of a hotel. The reasons for the accident were unclear.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/18/skydive-pioneer-felix-baumgartner-who-jumped-from-edge-of-space-dies-in-paragliding-accident">Continue reading...</a>