Planes, boats and jet skis search for the missing skydiver in Lake Wakatipu yesterday. Photo: Mandy CooperA skydiver believed to have died in Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu was a United States citizen, but police have not yet released his name. The man was in his 20s and on holiday on his own when a tandem skydive with Queenstown company NZONE went wrong. In a statement late this morning, Area Commander Otago Lakes Central Inspector Olaf Jensen said: "Police are continuing to investigate options for locating and recovering the body of the missing skydiver. Missing skydiver wearing life vestThe chief executive of NZONE parent company Experience Co, Anthony Ritter, confirmed to media yesterday that the missing man was wearing a life vest.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 11, 2018 20:15 UTC