RIP Felix Baumgartner -Man who skydived from "space"

[Wacka]

Felix Baumgartner, 56, the man who jumped from a balloon at 24 miles altitude in Oct 2012 died today in a paragliding accident in Italy.

[DrDawkinstein]

Sounds like he died while paragliding (heart attack maybe?) and that caused the crash. He was already dead in the air before he hit down. Luckily no one else seriously injured, although one hotel worker got hit and went to the hospital for a neck injury.

 

I remember watching that jump from "space". So cool. Was a bit hairy for a moment because iirc he went into a spin, but then got out of it and ultimately landed on his feet!

 

RIP

[Simon]

 

Not really about Felix B, but this dude has taken wingsuit lines to a whole other level. 🫣