Extreme athlete who jumped from edge of space dies in paragliding crash

56-year-old Felix Baumgartner, the extreme athlete who once jumped from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding crash in Italy.

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The Austrian is best known for smashing the world record for the highest skydive after leaping from the edge of space in October 2012.
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