Daredevil who broke records with iconic jump from space dies in tragic accident Felix Baumgartner, who broke records by jumping from the edge of space, has died in a tragic accident, Guinness World Records is devastated to learn.   The extreme athlete died after losing control of his motorised paraglider while flying over Porto Sant’Elpidio in Italy. News broke yesterday that he fell to the ground near a hotel swimming pool, but that the cause of the accident was not yet clear. He was 56. Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records said: “Parachutist, BASE jumper, skydiver,...