Authorities said they received a call at 6 p.m. Sunday from the man, who said he had crashed while paragliding, was in a narrow ravine on the north side of Provo Canyon near Timpanogos Canyon and was badly injured.

The ravine was very steep and high on the mountains, requiring two helicopters to search for the man while a third was staged to transport him, the news release said.

“Once the patient was located, rescuers were rapidly flown as close to the area as possible, and they began a very technical rescue,” the sheriff’s office said.

The man died of his injuries despite the rescuers’ efforts. Sheriff’s Office investigators and personnel from the Utah Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene for further investigation, according to the news release.

Authorities will not be releasing the name of the victim as they work to notify next of kin.