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FELIX BAUMGARTNER, who once broke the world record for the highest skydive by jumping from the edge of space, has died in a 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 eastern Marche region. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: April 1, 2014, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: FELIX BAUMGARTNER poses with his Red Bull Stratos capsule at an event at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. in 2014. Washington USA - ZUMAg196 20140401_zap_g196_007

FELIX BAUMGARTNER, who once broke the world record for the highest skydive by jumping from the edge of space, has died in a 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 eastern Marche region. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: April 1, 2014, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: FELIX BAUMGARTNER poses with his Red Bull Stratos capsule at an event at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. in 2014. Washington USA - ZUMAg196 20140401_zap_g196_007

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Recording Date: Jul 17, 2025

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July 17, 2025: FELIX BAUMGARTNER, who once broke the world record for the highest skydive by jumping from the edge of space, has died in a 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 eastern Marche region. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: April 1, 2014, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: FELIX BAUMGARTNER poses with his Red Bull Stratos capsule at an event at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. in 2014. Washington USA - ZUMAg196 20140401_zap_g196_007

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