SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. and#8212; A South Lake Tahoe man was killed Tuesday morning during a skydiving accident between Pope Beach and Camp Richardson.

Searchers located the body of Robert Ranieri, 28, in about 15 feet of water about 10:45 a.m., according to the El Dorado County Sheriffand#8217;s Office.

Ranieri was part of a group of three skydivers who rented a flight on a helicopter and planned to land near Camp Richardson, according to a statement from the Sheriffand#8217;s Office.

For unknown reasons, at least two members of the group were unable to make the intended drop zone.

and#8220;Something didnand#8217;t go right and they didnand#8217;t make it to the beach,and#8221; said Lt. Pete Van Arnum. The groupand#8217;s parachutes deployed, Van Arnum added.

At least two of the skydivers landed in Lake Tahoe. Dispatchers started receiving calls about skydivers in distress about 8:45 a.m., according to the sheriffand#8217;s office.

The two skydivers declined to comment on the incident Tuesday morning.

Numerous agencies participated in the attempted rescue, including the U.S. Coast Guard, South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, California Department of Fish and Game, CALSTAR, California Highway Patrol Air and personnel from Naval Air Station Fallon.

An autopsy for Ranieri is planned Wednesday, Van Arnum said.

The El Dorado County Sheriffand#8217;s Office and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the accident.

and#8212;-Tahoe Daily Tribune reporter Dylan Silver contributed to this story.