Overview

• He lost control of his motorized paraglider over Porto Sant’Elpidio and plunged into a hotel swimming pool, dying on impact.
• Local police, Red Bull and the Austrian foreign ministry confirmed his death and expressed condolences.
• A hotel employee was struck by debris during the crash, treated for minor injuries and is expected to recover.
• Porto Sant’Elpidio’s mayor cited reports of an in-flight medical issue and investigators have launched a probe into the precise cause.
• Baumgartner, 56, rose to fame with his 2012 stratosphere jump and built a career on record-breaking extreme flight stunts.