Overview

• The 56-year-old Austrian lost control of his motorized paraglider on July 17 while flying over Porto Sant’Elpidio in Italy’s Marche region, ending in a fatal crash at the Le Mimose Family Camping Village.
• Porto Sant’Elpidio’s mayor, Massimiliano Ciarpella, said initial reports indicate a sudden medical emergency may have precipitated the mid-air mishap.
• A hotel employee was struck by debris during the incident and remains in stable condition after treatment for neck injuries.
• Local police confirmed Baumgartner’s death at the scene and have launched an inquiry to reconstruct the sequence of events.
• Baumgartner became an international icon in 2012 through the Red Bull Stratos project, achieving the first supersonic freefall from 24 miles above Earth.