Felix Baumgartner, a professional daredevil and skydiver who fell faster than the speed of sound from the edge of space in 2012, died in a paragliding accident in Italy on Thursday, according to Red Bull, the company behind Mr. Baumgartner’s extreme jumps. He was 56.

The famous adventurer died while paragliding on Italy’s Adriatic coast. His legacy includes a number of world records—including his iconic jump to Earth from the edge of space.

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy.