Overview

• Italian officials have launched an autopsy and technical analysis of the motorized paraglider to pinpoint the accident’s cause.
• Eyewitnesses report a collapsed canopy and suggest a camera line may have entangled with the propeller, supporting a malfunction theory.
• Investigators are examining whether Baumgartner suffered a fainting spell before losing control of his motorized paraglider.
• All on-site attempts to resuscitate the 56-year-old record-setting athlete failed.
• Public and personal tributes on social media continue as Baumgartner’s pioneering 2012 stratospheric jump intensifies scrutiny of safety in extreme sports.