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Felix Baumgartner RIP

  • 17-07-2025 09:06PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,742 ✭✭✭


    I’ve seen reports that Felix Baumgartner died today in a paragliding accident



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭thomil


    Confirmed by ORF, the Austrian state broadcaster:

    https://orf.at/stories/3399982/ (Link in German)

    Good luck trying to figure me out. I haven't managed that myself yet!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 248 ✭✭x567


    Ah that’s very sad. His jump from the edge of space was awe-inspiring and so memorable. RIP…



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    Cardiac arrest at 56. Fit and active and seemingly healthy otherwise. Life is short. At least he lived it to the max. RIP.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,112 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    Saw that . I watched the space jump repeatedly- Some of the views were incredible . I had also seen/read about some of his base jumps . It seems to be more heart attack than an incident paragliding

    RIP but lived a daredevil life and survived it



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,714 ✭✭✭✭josip


    RIP. Joe (Kittinger) died only a few years ago. Getting out of a supersonic flat spin during that space dive was something very few others could have done. Felix appeared to be one of the more considered daredevils. Not so much death-wish but more of a Niki Lauda where he evaluated and tried to minimise risk.



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