Source: Deutsche Welle [German state media]
“Austrian extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, who jumped down to earth from the stratosphere in a 2012 stunt, died in a paragliding accident in the eastern Italian town of Porto Sant’Elpidio on Thursday. According to local media, the 56-year-old lost consciousness while in flight and then lost control of his paraglider, crashing into a hotel pool and lightly injuring a young female employee. … Baumgartner shot to global fame in October 2012 when he jumped from a helium balloon almost 39 kilometers (24 miles) above the Earth — the highest manned balloon flight and the highest ever freefall at the time. He reached a maximum speed of 1,342.8 km/h (834 mph), breaking the sound barrier.” (07/17/25)
https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-skydiver-baumgartner-dies-in-paragliding-accident/a-73317216