Police identified the skydiver as Diana Paris of Berlin , Germany . She was part of a group of 222 skydivers trying to do a jump that changed formation in air . The plane she jumped from broke up and fell into Lake Michigan at about 9:45 a.m. local time on Friday morning. Paris was taking part in a world-record attempt for most skydivers changing from one formation to another in a one jump , according to a blog post by the jump 's organizing group , World Team . Group says it will try again but will honor her by leaving her spot in formation open .
Police identified the skydiver as Diana Paris of Berlin , Germany . She was part of a group of 222 skydivers trying to do a jump that changed formation in air . The plane she jumped from broke up and fell into Lake Michigan at about 9:45 a.m. local time on Friday morning. Group says it will try again but will honor her by leaving her spot in formation open .