Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy
MILAN (AP) — 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. He was 56. Italian firefighters who responded said a paraglider crashed into the side of a swimming pool in the city of Porto Sant Elpidio. The city's mayor confirmed Baumgartner's death in a social media post. “Our community is deeply affected by the tragic...
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