“Fearless Felix” Felix Baumgartner Dies in Paragliding Tragedy in Italy Edge-of-Space Daredevil, 56, Loses Life in Adriatic Coast Crash Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italy — Legendary Austrian skydiver and thrill-seeker Felix Baumgartner, famously known as “Fearless Felix” for his 2012 record-breaking jump from the edge of space, died in a tragic paragliding accident on the Adriatic coast of Italy. He was 56. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon around 4 p.m. local time when Baumgartner reportedly lost control of his motorized paraglider above the coastal town of Porto Sant’Elpidio in Italy’s Marche province.…
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