In a heart-stopping incident, horrified tourists scrambled to provide emergency aid to world-renowned wingsuit daredevil Felix Baumgartner after he suffered a fatal crash into a packed swimming pool in Italy.
Eyewitnesses described the terrifying moment the extreme sports legend lost control during a high-speed descent, slamming into the water where children were playing just moments earlier.
Chaos at the Scene
Panicked bystanders immediately rushed to pull the unconscious athlete from the water as others called for medical assistance. Amateur footage shows the desperate attempts to revive the 54-year-old Austrian stunt performer.
"We saw him coming in too fast, too low," one shaken witness reported. "There was no time to react - he hit the water like a missile."
A Career of Death-Defying Stunts
Baumgartner gained global fame in 2012 when he became the first person to break the sound barrier in freefall during his record-breaking 24-mile skydive from the stratosphere. His latest wingsuit flight ended in tragedy at the popular Italian resort.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident, which occurred during what was meant to be a routine exhibition flight.
