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A 27-year-old experienced base jumper died on Sunday in Utah after his wingsuit failed during a jump from a 700-foot height in Hyrum, east of Millville. Search-and-rescue teams were deployed to an area called Leetham’s Hollow where they found the man dead; he had insufficient lift with his wingsuit and hit the ground at high speed. This incident follows two other base jumping fatalities in Utah earlier this year, highlighting the extreme danger associated with the sport, which has recorded 548 deaths globally since 1981, including 15 this year.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A 27-year-old BASE jumper identified as Gabe Reilly, a firefighter with the Salt Lake City Fire Department, died on Sunday after his wingsuit failed during a jump from a 700-foot perch near Leetham’s Hollow in Millville Canyon, Cache County, Utah. Search and rescue teams were dispatched at 9:10 a.m. and declared Reilly dead upon arrival. According to Cache County Sheriff's Office Deputy Doyle Peck, "something went wrong" with the wingsuit, resulting in insufficient lift and high-speed impact with the ground.
Reilly was part of an experienced group of around 8-10 BASE jumpers at a location known for steep cliffs similar to those in the Grand Canyon. The area is approximately 45 miles north of Ogden and popular among extreme sports enthusiasts. Since 1981, there have been 541 reported BASE jumping deaths, highlighting the inherent risks associated with the sport.
Written for “BASE Jumper Death Utah” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
A Base jumper died on Sunday in Utah after his wingsuit failed while he plunged from a 700ft height, according to authorities.
uncertain
he → die → authorities
Local news reports cited the Cache county sheriff’s office, which said that the man fell to his death at age 27 in a mountainous region of Hyrum, which is east from the city of Millville.
asserted
which → cite → Millville
His death came several months after two other Base-related fatalities in Utah, including that of the extreme athlete Andy Lewis, who rose to prominence for his 2012 Super Bowl performance with Madonna – drawing more attention to the activity’s many dangers.
asserted
who → come → dangers
Search-and-rescue teams on Sunday were deployed to an area called Leetham’s Hollow, described by NBC News as having “walls and cliffs not unlike the Grand Canyon’s”.
asserted
teams → deploy → Canyon
Those crews declared the man dead on the scene.
asserted
man → declare → scene
“On today’s jump, something went wrong, and he did not have enough lift with his wingsuit,” Doyle Peck, a Cache county chief sheriff’s deputy, was reported to have said.
asserted
Peck → go → wingsuit
“He impacted the ground at a high rate of speed resulting in his death.”
asserted
He → impact → death
The search and rescue personnel helped transport him out of the hollow, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
asserted
Tribune → help → hollow
Peck said that the man, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, had experience in Base jumping and was among a group engaging in the activity, according to NBC News.
uncertain
identity → say → News
The local news outlet KSL also reported that the sheriff’s office expressed “deepest sympathies to the family and friends of this individual”.
asserted
office → report → individual
Base is an acronym for building, antenna, span and earth – four objects from which participants can jump.
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participants → jump → which
A 2019 National Geographic report referred to wingsuit Base jumping as the world’s “deadliest sport”.
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report → refer → sport
Before Sunday, the Base Fatality List had registered 548 deaths worldwide since the registry started in 1981.
asserted
registry → register → 1981
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