162K views · 623 reactions | An eyewitness describes the moment she saw Felix Baumgartner, the daredevil who made a record-breaking parachute jump from the stratosphere in 2012, “suddenly drop” as he was paragliding in Italy on Thursday. A local mayor confirmed the 56-year-old died in the fall. https://cbsn.ws/3GLwInm | CBS News | Facebook

On October 14, 2012, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner made history with a jaw-dropping feat: jumping from the edge of space. Ascending in a helium balloon to a staggering altitude of 38,969.4 meters (127,852 feet) over New Mexico, Baumgartner shattered records and defied the limits of human endurance. The Red Bull Stratos mission achieved several milestones: Baumgartner became the first human to break the sound barrier without engine power, reaching speeds of 1,357.6 km/h (843.6 mph). His fre