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Skydiver Felix Baumgartner, known for record-breaking jump from stratosphere, dies in paragliding crash


Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian base jumper and skydiver renowned for his record-breaking jump from the stratosphere, died while paragliding in Italy on Thursday, local media reported.

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