Felix Baumgartner, daredevil who jumped from the stratosphere, dies in paragliding accident at age 56

CBS News ^ | July 18, 2025 | Jordan Freiman

[fwdude]

Sad news. This guy had me hyped for weeks with his sky/space diving feat.

[struggle]

>a paraglider that had crashed into the side of a swimming pool

So the pool was empty or?

[God luvs America]

i watched the video of his space dive this morning- again...man that was sick....still don’t understand how the balloon didn’t burn up going through the atmosphere and he didn’t burn up dropping through the atmosphere...

[DIRTYSECRET]

Not too smart. Remember Carl Wallenda?

[PeterPrinciple]

While Baumgartner’s stunts inspired millions, his political views were known to cause controversy. On social media, he mocked climate activists and others who sought to limit the effects of climate change, and voiced opposition to LGBTQ rights, according to the AFP news agency. He also once suggested Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his anti-immigration policies.

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sounds like a good guy.

[T.B. Yoits]

Poster previously:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4329247/posts

[struggle]

>Not too smart. Remember Carl Wallenda?

I’m guessing that he had engine trouble and tried to crash into a pool but found that was empty too late.

[SunkenCiv]

• Felix Baumgartner dead at 56: Wingsuit daredevil who jumped from space is killed in paragliding crash after his craft ploughed into Italian hotel swimming pool leaving woman injured [07/17/2025]
• Which astronaut slipped and injured his head in a fall in a shower on 26th Febuary 1964? [trivia page]

[EVO X]

One line of speculation is he had a heart attack and was dead before he crashed.

[usurper]

That’s the thing about luck, it runs out.

The world is trying to kill you, don’t give it any help.

[fwdude]

..still don’t understand how the balloon didn’t burn up going through the atmosphere and he didn’t burn up dropping through the atmosphere...

He was wearing what they call "a space suit."

[cpdiii]

I’m guessing that he had engine trouble and tried to crash into a pool but found that was empty too late.

The para-glider will land with no problems with the engine out. I suspect a medical emergency.

[God luvs America]

interesting....never heard of it....

[fwdude]

That’s weird. I did a site search on his name and came up with nothing.

[fwdude]

The world is trying to kill you, don’t give it any help.

So are Wham-O toys.

[dznutz]

And somehow most of us managed to survive these too.

[pissant]

darwin award

[1Old Pro]

what could go wrong?

[dznutz]

😂

[higgmeister]

His bio does not include children so it looks like you are spot on with that.