Baumgartner was an Austrian skydiver, BASE jumper and overall daredevil. Known for multiple jumps such as from Petronas Towers in Malaysia and the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, ...

Felix Baumgartner, the fearless extreme sportsman behind many legendary stunts, has died. He was 56. According to the Associated Press, Baumgartner died in a paragliding accident in Italy on Thursday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Austrian extreme skydiver Felix Baumgartner, the first person to break the sound barrier during a freefall jump, has died in a ...

Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian base jumper and skydiver who made history with his skydive from space, died while paragliding in Italy on Thursday. Baumgartner was 56. According to CNN affiliate ...

An inquiry found that extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner’s death in a paragliding crash was caused by human error. Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster ...