Skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies
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Felix Baumgartner, the first person to fall faster than the speed of sound, died at 56 after crashing into a hotel swimming pool while paragliding in Italy.
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Space.com on MSNStratospheric skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies at 56 in tragic paragliding accidentBaumgartner is most well-known for breaking the sound barrier with his body during a freefall from the stratosphere in 2012.
According to officials, Baungartner was paragliding in Porto Sant’Elpidio when he lost control of his motorized paraglider and crashed into the side of a hotel swimming pool. According to The Washington Post, the mayor's office believes that Baumgartner suffered a "medical issue" during the accident.