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Widow Releases Baumgartner’s Final Flight Video as Officials Investigate Crash

Italian prosecutors are examining medical or mechanical causes in the July 17 crash that killed the 56-year-old extreme sports pioneer

Red Bull le rinde homenaje a Felix Baumgartner
Murió Felix Baumgartner, el hombre que superó la barrera del sonido.
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Overview

  • Miha Schwartzenberg published images and a video on July 21 showing Felix Baumgartner’s last paramotor takeoff near Porto Sant’Elpidio
  • She revealed that a private “landing call” safety code they used failed to occur on his final flight
  • Baumgartner reportedly felt unwell mid-flight, lost control of his paramotor and crashed into a hotel pool, injuring a bystander
  • The Austrian gained worldwide fame in 2012 by breaking the sound barrier during a freefall jump from more than 39,000 meters
  • Prosecutors in Fermo province have opened a formal inquiry and are collecting technical and medical evidence to determine the crash’s cause