New Delhi, June 26 -- Liam Byrne, a celebrated British wingsuit flyer has died following a high-altitude jump in the Swiss Alps. He was 24.

According to Swiss police, as per multiple reports, Byrne was taking part in a wingsuit jump from Gitschen mountain near Lake Lucerne on Saturday (June 21) when he "deviated from his intended course shortly after take-off for reasons still unknown and crashed into a rocky outcrop." He suffered fatal injuries in the impact.

Byrne, originally from Scotland, was considered one of the UK's most skilled extreme sports athletes. He reportedly had over 4,000 jumps to his name and was known as a skydiving instructor, wingsuit coach, and BASE jumper.

His wingsuit allowed him to glide through the air using f...