Paraglider crash
Extreme athlete Baumgartner died in an impact
It has not yet been determined what caused Felix Baumgartner’s fatal crash. The only thing that is certain is that during the crash he still lived, he died from the impact.
The Austrian extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner was still alive in the crash with his motorized paraglider in Italy. According to the responsible public prosecutor’s office in the city of Fermo, the 56-year-old was only killed by the impact in the accident last week. This was announced by prosecutor Raffaele Iannella from the German Press Agency, previously the “Bild” newspaper reported.
After a first examination last Friday this Tuesday, the dead man was exaggerated again. The result is still pending. The prosecutor did not state when it was made public. In addition, a technical report should clarify whether there may be problems with the paraglider or the engine. Iannella called a period of one to two months to publication.
Felix Baumgartner – his life, his stunts
From the army to extreme sports
Before Felix Baumgartner crashed from everything that is high, he committed himself to the Austrian army. But because he apparently had problems with authorities, he trained. And became the full -time extreme athlete. From 1996 he caused a sensation with daring jumps and flights, as here at the Taurus World Stunt Award 2003 above the border of the US states Utah and Arizona
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Felix Baumgartner crashed into the holiday destination
Baumgartner died last Thursday near the Porto Sant’elpidio, Central Italy. There he was on vacation with his partner, the Romanian journalist Mihaela Radulescu Schwartzenberg. The Austrian made headlines worldwide with a jump from a height of 39 kilometers in the stratosphere in the stratosphere.
What exactly happened during the death flight is still unclear. There are now reports that the crash could have been triggered by a camera that Baumgartner had installed to film from behind. The native of Salzburg, who was sponsored by an Austrian beverage company, often put videos on the Internet. Accordingly, the camera could have got into the propeller, which then led to the crash. The public prosecutor did not comment on this.
Did he still try to open the emergency screen?
The last flight was filmed by his partner, at least in the initial phase. On the online platform X, she released a around one-minute video that shows him with a propeller on her back. According to eyewitnesses, he then crashed steeply. It is now also being checked whether Baumgartner was still trying to open the emergency screen.
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Source: Stern
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