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    Daredevil's New Mexico skydive called off for now

    Oct 9 (Reuters) - An Austrian daredevil called off his

    death-defying skydive from a balloon 23 miles (37 km) over the

    New Mexico desert on Tuesday due to winds at the launch site.

    Felix Baumgartner, a 43-year-old helicopter pilot, hot-air

    balloonist and professional skydiver, had been preparing to

    break a longstanding altitude record.

    But his team announced the launch had been aborted moments

    before Baumgartner's balloon was set to carry him aloft over

    Roswell, New Mexico.

    "Mission aborted due to gusty winds," a statement on the

    website of sponsor Red Bull said.

    It gave no details.

    (Reporting By Irene Klotz; additional reporting by Jane Sutton;

    Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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