A 27-year-old BASE jumper died Sunday after his wingsuit failed when he launched from a 700-foot perch in Utah, authorities said. <\/p>\n
The man, whose identity was withheld until his family could be notified, fatally plunged from a mountainous area of Hyrum, Utah, east of Millville Canyon and east of the small city of Millville, Cache County Chief Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Doyle Peck said.<\/p>\n
Search-and-rescue crews were called to Leetham\u2019s Hollow, an area of canyon walls and cliffs not unlike the Grand Canyon\u2019s, at 9:10 a.m. Sunday and declared the man dead at the scene, Peck said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn today\u2019s jump, something went wrong and he did not have enough lift with his wingsuit,\u201d Peck said. \u201cHe impacted the ground at a high rate of speed resulting in his death.\u201d<\/p>\n
The man was \u201cexperienced in this type of activity\u201d and was part of a group of as many as 10 people who appeared to be engaged in wingsuit-aided BASE jumping, according to Peck.<\/p>\n
The area, about 45 miles north of Ogden, is popular with BASE jumpers, he said. <\/p>\n
A medical transport helicopter sent to help with the initial search transported the man\u2019s body, Peck said.<\/p>\n
Before Sunday, 541 deaths around the world since 1981 had been logged by the BASE Fatality List<\/a>, maintained by an online community for the sport. This year, 15 such deaths have been reported globally, according to the list.<\/p>\n