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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Salt Lake City firefighter, 27, dies after wingsuit fails off 700-foot Utah cliff

A Salt Lake City firefighter died Sunday when his wingsuit failed on a BASE jump from a 700-foot Utah cliff, cutting short a free-spirited life of service at 27. The New York Post identifies the jumper as Gabe Reilly, a four-year veteran of the Salt Lake City Fire Department who leaped with a group near […] The post Salt Lake City firefighter, 27, dies after wingsuit fails off 700-foot Utah cliff appeared first on American Almanac .

A Salt Lake City firefighter died Sunday when his wingsuit failed on a BASE jump from a 700-foot Utah cliff, cutting short a free-spirited life of service at 27. The New York Post identifies the jumper as Gabe Reilly, a four-year veteran of the Salt Lake City Fire Department who leaped with a group near Millville Canyon in Cache County. Reilly and eight to 10 other BASE jumpers took off from a ledge about 45 miles north of Ogden around 9 a.m. Sunday. His wingsuit did not generate enough lift. He hit the ground at high speed and died. Cache County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Doyle Peck said Reilly was “experienced in this type of activity.” Even so, Peck said “something went wrong” and that Reilly “did not have enough lift with his…Open

What other recent BASE jumping fatalities have been reported in Utah?
In June, two other BASE jumpers died during a botched tandem jump at Mineral Bottom, a remote desert area near the Utah-Colorado border; one was identified as 39-year-old Andy Lewis, and the other was a 50-year-old man.
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According to Cache County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Doyle Peck, what was the cause of the accident involving Gabe Reilly?
Deputy Doyle Peck stated that Reilly was experienced in the activity, but "something went wrong" because his wingsuit did not have enough lift, causing him to impact the ground at a high rate of speed.
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Where and when did the fatal BASE jump involving Gabe Reilly occur?
The incident occurred around 9 a.m. on a Sunday near Millville Canyon in Cache County, Utah, from a ledge approximately 45 miles north of Ogden.
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What were the circumstances surrounding the death of Gabe Reilly?
Gabe Reilly died on a Sunday when his wingsuit failed to generate enough lift during a BASE jump from a 700-foot cliff near Millville Canyon in Cache County, Utah. He hit the ground at a high rate of speed.
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Who was the Salt Lake City firefighter that died during a wingsuit BASE jump in Utah?
The firefighter was Gabe Reilly, a 27-year-old four-year veteran of the Salt Lake City Fire Department.
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