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Extreme skydiver Baumgartner dies in paragliding accident (www.dw.com)
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[-] burgerchurgarr@lemmus.org 9 points 4 days ago

Bye bye Nazi

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 7 points 4 days ago

In 2016, he recommended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for the Nobel Peace Prize and endorsed a right-wing populist candidate for the Austrian presidency.

Holy shit

[-] vxx@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

He was dead before he dropped into the pool. The accident happened because he died mid air because of a medial issue, not the other way around.

[-] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 days ago

I feel like it's only a matter of time when one does risky things very often

[-] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 0 points 4 days ago

Being a nazi isn't that risky anymore.

[-] ileftreddit@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago

He died doing what he loved

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Slamming into concrete at highway speeds?

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

The incident was captured on video.

[-] HairyHarry@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Good.

[-] barnacul@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

His politics sound real bad

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