THE athlete Extreme Sports, Felix Baumgartner- The man who had made a record jump from his outskirts interval– He was killed today (17.07.2025) in an accident with a parachute in Italy.
The 56-year-old Austrian athlete-became known worldwide when he jumped out of the balloon while in space-allegedly lost control of his parachute at Porto Sant’elpidio, Italy.
Italian media reported that the bold athlete He crashed into the pool of a hotel complex, having felt unwell before taking off.
During his sharp fall, Baumgartner fell on a woman who was injured- fortunately not seriously.
According to initial information, Baumgartner was already dead when he crashed.
Shortly before his death, the athlete posted a video on social media – he seemed to parachute over a field.
The athlete was internationally known for his spectacular jumps.
It became very famous in 2012 with a jump from the stratosphere, in which it broke three world records.
“I stand there at the top of the world outside a capsule in space and in the stratosphere. I looked around, the sky above me was completely black, “he told CNN while thinking of the free fall of the Red Bull Stratos as he looked at Earth from a great 127,852 -foot point (about 39 kilometers).
With more than eight million people watching it on YouTube, the Austrian bravish unleashed these famous words: “Sometimes you have to go up high to understand how small you are. Now I’m back home. “