Search-and-rescue teams responded to the scene at Leetham's Hollow following the fall. Local authorities confirmed his death at the scene.
The death follows that of extreme athlete Andy Lewis, who gained national attention for his 2012 Super Bowl halftime performance alongside Madonna. Lewis's death, along with another earlier fatality, has renewed scrutiny on the risks tied to the sport in the state.
Utah's steep canyons and cliffs have long drawn base jumpers looking for dramatic drops, but the sport carries a fatality rate far higher than skydiving. A wingsuit failure like the one in Hyrum can turn a controlled descent into a fatal fall in seconds. Once a jumper leaves the ledge, there is little room for error.
Three deaths in one state in a matter of months raises a hard question for a sport built on split-second physics. How many more before something changes.