Oh my God, that is horrible. He was so inspiring.
He was a far right extremist…
Extreme skydiver Baumgartner dies in paragliding accident
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#62> He lost control of the craft and crashed into a swimming pool at a coastal resort, striking a young woman who was injured on impact. not cool
Not sure the details but it seems the article was edited
> then lost control of his paraglider, crashing into a hotel pool and lightly injuring a young female employee.
Still not great, but it seems like a rush of water knocking over someone, not quite striking which sounds like it would be life threatening.
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#63https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Baumgartner https://felixbaumgartner.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Stratos https://www.redbull.com/int-en/projects/red-bull-stratos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYw4meRWGd4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raiFrxbHxV0
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#65I only learned recently that Felix nearly had to pull out of the jump due to claustrophobia from the suit. After CBT he was able to tolerate the suit and complete the jump. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/skydiver-felix-baumgartner-ove...
At the start of the jump he started spinning out of control, but he regained it later. I always thought he just got the hang of it, but if he was claustrophobic, maybe he panicked a bit before composing himself.
he started spinning out of control
he regained it later.