Felix Baumgartner, Who Jumped From Stratosphere, Dies in Italy

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https://www.theinternational.at/felix-baumgartner-who-jumped-from-stratosphere-dies-in-italy/

GeekGirl1

I remember when he did that space jump.

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GeekGirl1 Me too,he was nuts. 🤓

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According to the fire department, Baumgartner lost control of his motorized paraglider due to a sudden illness and crashed into a hotel pool.

Maybe somebody got sick of him. 😉

Controversial Opinions
Baumgartner often stirred controversy with political statements. In an interview with Kleine Zeitung, he said: “You can’t change anything in a democracy. What we need is a moderate dictatorship with a few private sector experts.” He received the satirical “Pink Handbag” award from a women’s media network for controversial posts.

During the pandemic, he also made polarizing remarks. In 2023, he was convicted of defamation for calling Falter editor-in-chief Florian Klenk a “dumbass” and a “pharma whore” on social media.

“I Don’t Regret Anything”
In a 2022 APA interview, Baumgartner said he did not regret any of his public statements. “I have the luxury and freedom to say what I think—and many envy me for it.”