Felix Baumgartner’s Widow Reveals Footage of Final Moments
The famed adrenaline junkie fell to his death during a recent skydiving incident

Jerritt Clark/WireImage
Felix Baumgartner’s widow shared the last moments of her late husband’s final skydive on social media after his death on Thursday. The Austrian skydiver, known for taking on thrilling challenges like jumping from the Earth’s stratosphere into New Mexico in 2012, lost consciousness and died during a paragliding accident. His grieving wife, Mihaela Radulescu, posted the final dive as a tribute on X. “I was filming him taking off not knowing that this will be his last flight of his extraordinary life,” said the caption. “Felix Baumgartner is going home now, up there, where he was the happiest ever.” The minute-long video shows the daredevil starting the engines of his paraglide before taking off into the sky. “Thank you all for your support and for keeping his unique legacy high up. This man was truly special, in so many ways, and I’ll make sure I’ll keep telling his story. But now…., I have to deal with the shock, the pain, the sunrises where I get to make just one coffee, not two…” the post said. Investigations are still underway as to what exactly caused the accident. Baumgartner was 56 years old.
I was filming him taking off not knowing that this will be his last flight of his extraordinary life.
— miha schwartzenberg (@mihaschw) July 19, 2025
For over 12y I was there for every take off and landing, from skydiving, paragliding, helicopter flights, paramotor to aerobatic shows. And when I couldn’t be there for some… pic.twitter.com/9imwjV9Xbn
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.