Felix Baumgartner, a daredevil and excessive athlete, died on Thursday after a paragliding accident in Italy. He was 56 years previous.
The incident occurred in Porto Sant’Elpidio on the Adriatic coast when Baumgartner reportedly suffered cardiac arrest and misplaced consciousness mid-air earlier than crashing right into a lodge swimming pool, based on German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
A feminine worker was struck by the glider and brought to the hospital with neck accidents.
Earlier on Thursday, Baumgartner had posted a photograph on his Instagram Story of a Crimson Bull-branded windsock with the caption “Too much wind.”
Baumgartner was a world-class BASE jumper and skydiver who rose to worldwide fame in 2012 when he jumped from a balloon about 25 miles above the Earth. He broke the sound barrier throughout his descent, reaching a velocity of 843 mph.
The leap, watched by thousands and thousands on a livestream, was additionally the very best recorded manned balloon flight and the very best ever freefall on the time.
“When you’re standing on top of the world, you don’t think of records any more, all you think is that you want to come back alive,” he mentioned after finishing the feat.
Baumgartner was additionally identified for leaping the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the then-tallest constructing on this planet, and the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. He additionally crossed the English Channel on a specifically designed carbon wing.
In more moderen years, the Austrian-born athlete sparked controversy when he criticized Austria and Germany’s immigration insurance policies and referred to as for “a moderate dictatorship.” On high of supporting right-wing politicians, he really useful Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016.
