Skydiver’s Death in Paragliding Crash Due to Human Error: Prosecutor

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Skydiver Felix Baumgartner, who died in a paragliding incident in Italy in mid-July, was killed as a result of human error, an official said this week

The fatal incident occurred July 17 as Baumgartner flew above Porto Sant'Elpidio, but then "lost control" of his paraglider

Investigating prosecutor Raffaele Iannella said that Baumgartner "was unable to do the maneuver that he should have done to exit"

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner , who died in a paragliding incident in Italy in mid-July, was killed as a result of human error, officials said this week.

The fatal incident occurred July 17 as Baumgartner flew above Porto Sant'Elpidio, but then "lost control" of his paraglider, U.K. newspaper The Independent reported at the time, noting the 56-year-old plummeted to the