A 104-year-old Chicago woman is believed to have set a record for being the oldest person in the world to tandem skydive out of an airplane over the weekend.
Dorothy Hoffner, a lifelong Chicagoan, completed a skydive at Skydive Chicago Sunday in Ottawa, Illinois, jumping from a plane roughly 10,000 feet off the ground. At 104 years old, Hoffner topped the world record of 103 years old, which was set in Sweden in 2022.
Officials with the company said they're working to have the jump certified by Guinness World Records.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyHer message to those who haven't tried it?This article tagged under:
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