A 104-year-old Chicago woman traded her walker for a harness and parachute in an attempt to become the oldest person in the world to ever skydive.
Dorothy Hoffner was greeted with cheers on Sunday as she safely touched down following the 13,500-foot tandem jump at Skydive Chicago Airport in Ottawa, Ill., about 85 miles southwest of Chicago,
If made official, Hoffner’s leap will eclipse the current world-record for the world’s oldest skydiver, set in May 2022 by fellow centenarian 103-year-old Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson, of Sweden.The silver-haired thrill-seeker made her first skydive at age 100, when she was given a helpful push from the plane to start her descent. This time, however, Hoffner opted to lead the jump herself.
Tethered to a U.S. Parachute Association-certified instructor, Hoffner gripped her harness, made her way toward the edge of the aircraft and took her leap of faith.She beamed to reporters and well-wishers that “the whole thing was delightful, wonderful, couldn’t have been better.” Next, she says, she has her sights set on taking a ride in a hot-air balloon. “I’ve never been in one of those,” she said.Mom of three riding lawn mower at airport killed in freak accident with plane
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