Beachgoers knew something was wrong when they heard a loud boom ring out as a paraglider spun out of control, killing its only occupant, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, when it crashed next to a swimming pool near the Adriatic Sea.

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner reportedly died at age 56 after a paragliding accident, when he crashed near a hotel swimming pool in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy

Felix Baumgartner, the first person to fall faster than the speed of sound, died at 56 after crashing into a hotel swimming pool while paragliding in Italy.