Skydiver, daredevil and extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner died Thursday. He was 56. The Austrian, who in 2012 became the first person to break the sound barrier with just his body, died in a ...

Baumgartner was killed on Thursday, July 17, and had been flying over Porto Sant'Elpidio in Italy Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment ...

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian extreme adventurer who made international headlines in 2012 when he livestreamed himself jumping and freefalling for four minutes from a helium balloon that had ...

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 ...

Felix Baumgartner died Thursday in a paragliding crash in Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italy, according to the local mayor. Baumgartner made history in 2012 by jumping from 24 miles above Earth and breaking ...

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner has died at the age of 56 following a paragliding incident, when he reportedly crashed at a hotel swimming pool in Italy Baumgartner was killed on Thursday, July 17; he had ...

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner died this week following a paragliding incident. He was 56. According to the Associated Press, Baumgartner was killed on Thursday, July 17, in Italy. He was flying over ...

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 ...