Baumgartner became the first person to ever break the sound barrier as he fell from 39 km tall.
Felix Baumgartner, Austrian skydiver and BASE jumper who became famous worldwide for his jump from the stratosphere on October 2012, has died, aged 56, while paragliding in Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italy. The accident was not caused by a malfunction of the craft, but he seemingly suffered a medical episode during the flight that cuased him to loose control and crash into a swimming pool in a camping. A young woman was hurt in the impact, but no in serious condition. Baumgartner died as a result of the crash.
