Skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies
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Felix Baumgartner made global headlines in 2012 when he jumped from the stratosphere and parachuted down to a landing in New Mexico.
Baumgartner’s career-defining achievement came in 2012 when he broke eight world records with his freefall jump from outer space.
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.