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Felix Baumgartner, skydiver who free-fell from edge of space, dies in crash  The Washington Post Felix Baumgartner, Skydiver Who Jumped From the Edge of Space, Dies Paragliding at 56  The New York Times Skydiver Felix Baumgartner, known for record-breaking jump from stratosphere, dies in paragliding crash  CNN Daredevil legend ‘Fearless Felix’ Baumgartner dies in paragliding accident at 56  Los Angeles Times Stratospheric skydiver Felix …

Felix Baumgartner, the daredevil who made a record-breaking parachute jump from the stratosphere in 2012, died Thursday in a paragliding accident in Italy, a local mayor confirmed. Firefighters who responded to the scene said they found a paraglider that had crashed into the side of a swimming pool in the city of Porto Sant Elpidio, on central Italy’s eastern coast. …

By&nbspeuronews Published on 17/07/2025 – 22:03 GMT+2 •Updated 18/07/2025 – 2:03 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian extreme athlete who became the first person to break the sound barrier during a freefall jump in 2012, died Thursday in a paragliding crash along Italy’s eastern coast, according to officials. He was 56. Italian firefighters reported a paraglider crashed into a swimming …

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87. Her death was announced Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron Roberts, who did not immediately provide additional details. Francis …

Former NFL linebacker and special teams player Bryan Braman, who rose from undrafted free agent to Super Bowl champion, died Thursday morning after a battle with cancer. He was 38. “You look at his journey and beating the odds to make it to the NFL after going undrafted,” Braman’s agent Sean Stellato told KPRC-TV in Houston. “Not only making it, …

Ottilie Mitchell & Hollie Cole BBC News Getty Images Felix Baumgartner, who once broke the world record for the highest skydive by jumping from the edge of space, has died in a motorised paragliding accident in Italy. The 56-year-old fell to the ground near the swimming pool of a hotel while flying over the village of Porto Sant’Elpidio in the …

Jul 17, 2025, 05:31 PM ET MILAN — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy, according to an official. He was 56. Italian firefighters who responded said a paraglider …

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include Pretty Little Baby and Who’s Sorry Now? – the latter of which would later serve as the ironic title for her memoir of a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy – has died at age 87. Her death was announced on Thursday by her friend …

Former NFL linebacker Bryan Braman passed away on Thursday morning after a battle with cancer, his agent confirmed to ESPN. He was 38. Braman had been seeking treatment for an aggressive form of cancer. According to a GoFundMe page set up for his treatment, the former Houston Texan and Philadelphia Eagle had undergone several surgeries in Seattle. Braman had two …

The legendary daredevil, best known for his record-breaking jump from the stratosphere, lost control of his paraglider and crashed into a hotel pool. Renowned extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, most famous for jumping from a record 39 kilometres (24 miles) at the edge of space in the 2012 Red Bull Stratos project, has died in a paragliding accident in Italy on …