US EditionExtreme athlete Baumgartner’s death in paragliding crash was due to human error, inquiry finds
Prosecutor Raffaele Iannella confirmed Baumgartner's crash was due to pilot error despite no mechanical faults in his motorized paraglider, said investigators.
- The paragliding crash that killed Felix Baumgartner in July was caused by human error, according to an investigating prosecutor.
- Raffaele Iannella stated that there were no technical issues with Baumgartner's motorized paraglider.
- The prosecutor will request that the case be closed, pending a judge's approval.
- Felix Baumgartner was known as 'Fearless Felix' for being the first human to break the sound barrier, achieving a descent speed of 843.6 mph.
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Extreme sports athlete Felix Baumgartner became world famous in 2012 after jumping from a height of 39 kilometers.
Italian justice revealed the tragic death of Felix Baumgartner, who died on July 17, at Porto Santo Sant'Elpidio, Italy, in a motorized paramedics accident.
The Italian court revealed the causes of tragic deaths of Felix Baumgartner, who died on July 17 at Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italy, explaining that, according to the prosecutor who investigated the case, “a simple subsequent error”, reports News.ro. Celebrol...
Fermo's chief prosecutor Raffaele Iannella explained to the Associated Press that the Austrian paratrooper last July in Porto Sant'Elpidio “was unable to do the maneuver he should have done to get out.”
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