Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner, renowned for his 2012 stratospheric sky‑dive, has died after a paragliding accident in Italy. He was 56.
The crash occurred on 17 July 2025 in Porto Sant'Elpidio, a seaside town on Italy's Adriatic coast. Baumgartner was flying a motorised paraglider when he lost control and collided with the pool area of the Le Mimose resort, injuring a staff member. Emergency services responded promptly, but the extreme sports icon was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses described a silent and abrupt descent, suggesting he may have suffered a medical emergency while mid-air.
