Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has died in a paragliding crash in Italy. The Austrian sportsman, 56, reportedly lost control of his aircraft on Thursday at around 4pm in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Marche.

05:28, Fri, Jul 18, 2025 Updated: 05:28, Fri, Jul 18, 2025 Austrian adrenaline junkie Felix Baumgartner died in a tragic paragliding mishap on Thursday (Image: John Moore, Getty Images) ...

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil famed for his 2012 leap from the edge of space, is believed to have tragically died following a mid-air cardiac arrest whilst paragliding in Italy.

The cause of death has been revealed for Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner, who was killed in a catastrophic paraglider crash while descending over an Italian resort. The 56-year-old Red Bull ...

Extreme sports athlete Felix Baumgartner tragically plunged to his death during a paragliding accident in Italy. His partner has shared what he was doing before the deadly flight Comments News ...

FILE - Felix Baumgartner of Austria gestures prior to speaking with the media after successfully jumping from a space capsule lifted by a helium balloon in Roswell, N.M., Oct. 14, 2012.

Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, died on Thursday in a paragliding accident in central Italy, local police said.

Felix Baumgartner, the first person to break the sound barrier during a freefall jump in 2012, died in a paragliding crash in Italy. He was 56. View on euronews ...

A DAREDEVIL paraglider has died after she was blown away by powerful winds which sent her crashing into a cliff. Isabel Kofler, 29, plunged 1,600ft to her death after she leapt from Ortler ...