Legendary stuntman Felix Baumgartner may have had a mid-air heart attack when he plunged to his death this week, injuring a resort employee as he crashed into a busy pool area, according to local reports.

Emergency responders called for an air ambulance to take him to Torrette Hospital in Ancona, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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