MILAN (AP) — The paragliding crash that killed extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner in July was caused by human error, an investigating prosecutor said Tuesday.

Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, died July 17 along Italy’s Adriatic coast. Witnesses said the flight appeared normal until it started spinning to the ground, crashing near the swimming pool of a beachside resort.

Prosecutor Raffaele Iannella said the investigation found no technical issues with Baumgartner’s motorized paraglider.

“He fell into a spiral, and he could not get out. He was unable to do the maneuver that he should have done to exit” from the fall, Iannella told The Associated Press. German news agency dpa first reported the results of the prosecutor’s report, which was finalized i

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