Felix Baumgartner

Felix Baumgartner ( (20 April 1969 – 17 July 2025) was an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He was known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project.

Baumgartner held the world record for skydiving about , reaching about the top speed of , or Mach 1.25. He became the first person to break the sound barrier to the surface without the use of a vehicle. 

Baumgartner was killed during a paragliding accident on 17 July 2025 in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy at the age of 56.Fermo, colpito da malore precipita con il parapendio: morto il famoso base jumper Felix Baumgartner 

References

Other websites

Space Dive, BBC documentary about Baumgartner, 2012, 60 minutes
Video (03:14) – Felix Jump – Christ Statue – Rio de Janeiro – 9 July 2005
Video (09:25) – Felix Jump – POV from Stratosphere (127,851 ft) – 14 October 2012

Category:1969 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Accidental deaths in Italy
Category:Deaths in sport
Category:People from Salzburg