Felix Baumgartner, the skydiver who broke the sound barrier in a record-setting 2012 jump, died in a paragliding crash in Italy. He was 56.

The famous adventurer died while paragliding on Italy’s Adriatic coast. His legacy includes a number of world ...

Felix Baumgartner, the man who broke the sound barrier in free fall, has died at 56 in a paragliding accident. Known for his record-breaking space jump, his death marks the loss of a legend who ...

"You can often hear every word of their conversations, and be interrupted by barking dogs and the other clatter of daily life ...

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy.

A skydiver by profession, Baumgartner did the unthinkable in 2012, as he jumped from the edge of space. Reportedly, as part of the Red Bull Stratos mission, he leaped from 38.9 km (24.2 miles) above ...