“I filmed him while he rose, not knowing that this would be the last flight of his extraordinary life,” writes Michela Radulescu, the widow of Baumgartner in a message on X.
Fearless Felix, the world -famous Waaghals who wanted to make fear cool: “All children may know that I also fear”
In addition, she shares a video showing how the extreme athlete ascends with his parachute to paraglides above the Italian village of Sant-Elidio. During the flight, Baumgartner became unwell and crashed into a swimming pool. All help came too late for the Austrian. He died on the spot.
“For more than 12 years I was present at every start and landing, from parachuting, paragliding, helicopter flights, paramotor flights to aercobatic shows. And when I could not be there at some helic airs, we had the WLC code -” the Wifey Landing Call “. I never missed one. Except this one. Felix Baumgartner is now going home, above that, where he was happiest. ”
Widow Felix Baumgartner thanks fans on Facebook
“Thank you all for your support and for keeping his unique legacy high. This man was really special, in so many ways, and I will ensure that I keep telling his story. But now I have to deal with the shock, the pain, the sun oppanes where I can only make one coffee, and not two …”
Extremporter Felix Baumgartner (56) died during Paraglides
In a message on Facebook, she thanked his fans and, among others, Red Bull, who sponsored him. “He died as he did what he loved the most – flying – in a happy place where we came for the third time, with me who held his hands and shouted at him that he had to fight. The first fight he lost.”
Baumgartner became world famous for some striking stunts. The most famous dates from October 2012. He jumped at about 39 kilometers from a space capsule. He reached a speed of more than 1,340 kilometers per hour. For example, Baumgartner broke the record of “fastest parachute jump” and he was the first human being through the sound barrier.