Stratospheric parachutist Felix Baumgartner dies at paraglider crash

Milan-Extremer Athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first parachute jumper who falls faster than the stratosphere more than a decade ago during a 24-mile jumps than the speed of sound, died, according to an official on Thursday on the eastern coast of Italy. He was 56.

Italian firefighters who answered said that a paraglider crashed into a swimming pool in the city of Porto Sant'elpidio.

The city's mayor, Massimiliano Ciarpella, confirmed Baumgartner's death in a social media contribution.

“Our community is deeply influenced by the tragic disappearance of Felix Baumgartner, a figure of global meaning, a symbol of courage and passion for extreme flight,” said the mayor.

Baumgartner, known as “Fearless Felix”, stunned the world in 2012 when he became the first person to only broke the sound barrier with his body. He wore a pressure under pressure and jumped out of a capsule that rose more than 24 miles (39 kilometers) above the earth with a huge helium balloon over New Mexico.

The Austrian, who was part of the Red Bull Stratos team, laid an increase in the speed of sound during a nine-minute descent with 843.6 miles per hour.

“When I was there on the top of the world, they will be so modest that they no longer think about breaking records.

The height from which he jumped was also the highest ever for a parachutist and shattered Joe Kittinger's previous record, who served as a consultant at Baumgartner during his performance.

The Altitude record from Baumgartner stood for two years until Google Executive Alan Eustace provided new markings for the highest free fall jump and the greatest free fall distance.

In 2012, millions of YouTube's Livestream observed when Baumgartner flashed cool with a thumb when he came out of the capsule over the earth and then activated his parachute when he approached the ground and after his landing ran his arms in victory.

Baumgartner, a former Austrian military parachutist, made thousands of jumps from aircraft, bridges, skyscrapers and famous sights around the world, including the Christ's speech statue in Brazil.

In 2003 he flew over the English Channel in a carbon fiber wing after dropping out of an aircraft.

In recent years he has appeared with the Flying Bulls as a helicopter pilot in shows all over Europe.

Baumgartner said after his record jump in 2012 that it is “difficult to describe that you don't feel it”.

“Sometimes we have to get really high to see how small we are,” he said.