Stephanie Eggum became scrambled eggs after fatal parachute accident in Ottawa Illinois

An Elgin woman well known in racing and skydiving circles died during a jump in LaSalle County, officials said.

Stephanie Eggum, 32, had cut her main parachute for some reason but deployed her reserve chute at low altitude and plummeted into a corn field north of Ottawa around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

The LaSalle County sheriff's office and the LaSalle County coroner's office were investigating.

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