Austrian extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner, who died last week in a paragliding accident, was alive when his motorized paraglider descended but was killed upon impact, the Italian public prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.

Felix Baumgartner, the fearless extreme sportsman behind many legendary stunts, has died. He was 56. According to the Associated Press, Baumgartner died in a paragliding accident in Italy on Thursday. Local officials said Baumgartner crashed into the side of a hotel pool, according to the AP.