Daredevil Felix Baumgartner has died at 56 years old after a paragliding stunt went wrong. The Austrian is known across the world for his daring tricks and became a household name in 2012 when he jumped out of a helium balloon from 24 miles in the air.
Baumgartner’s latest stunt ended in tragedy when, according to Sky Austria, he suffered a “sudden onset of illness” while paragliding in Italy.
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