Felix Baumgartner, man who jumped from space, dies
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Emergency responders called for an air ambulance to take him to Torrette Hospital in Ancona, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Known for his record-breaking jumps, Felix Baumgartner skydived from Earth's stratosphere 24 miles above the New Mexico desert, reaching a speed of 834 mph and breaking the sound barrier.
Felix Baumgartner has died aged 56 in a paragliding accident in Italy. The Austrian skydiver and daredevil passed away after crashing into a hotel swimming pool on Thursday. Baumgartner had been
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