Felix Baumgartner’s chilling last Instagram post moments before he died mid-air

Felix Baumgartner has died aged 56 (Picture: AP)

Felix Baumgartner,famous for leaping from a balloon in outer space back to earth,posted a chilling Instagram post moments before his death.

The daredevil,56,reportedly crashed his glider into a hotel pool after feeling unwell,Italian media reported. He would have been killed instantly,first responders said.

The Austrian athlete posted an Instagram Story complaining about the wind off the Adriatic coast,with the caption: ‘Too much wind.’

The video shows him paragliding over fields completely unaware what was about to happen to him.

He also posted a selfie almost directly above where he died just days before his death.

It is believed that Baumgartner went into cardiac arrest mid-air and suffered a heart attack.

A woman,believed to be a hotel employee,was also left with neck injuries after being struck by a piece of debris from Baumgartner’s vehicle.

Felix Baumgartner’s last post complains of ‘too much wind’ (Instagram)

The pool at the Le Mimose holiday village in Porto Sant’Elpidio was busy with families and children when Baumgartner crashed,striking a wooden sculpture.

Staff and bystanders tried to help resuscitate him at the scene but to no avail.

According to rescue teams,‘the tragedy could have been much worse’.

Felix Baumgartner of Austria jumps out from the capsule back to Earth (Picture: Red Bull Stratos)

The city’s mayor,Massimiliano Ciarpella,posted on social media in tribute:’Our community is deeply affected by the tragic disappearance of Felix Baumgartner,a figure of global prominence,a symbol of courage and passion for extreme flight.’

The former paratrooper caught the globe’s attention when he landed on his feet in Roswell,New Mexico,after jumping from the stratosphere 24 miles above Earth on October 14,2012.

He made history with the highest and fastest free-fall,as well as the highest-ever balloon flight.

Baumgartner also broke the sound barrier,becoming the first person to do so unaided by anything other than gravity.

Looking back on his meteoric leap,Baumgartner said: ‘When you’re standing on top of the world,you don’t think of records any more,all you think is that you want to come back alive.’