The lifelong Chicago woman, who's set to turn 105 in December, said she might take a ride in a hot-air balloon next. “I’ve never been in one of those,” she said.
OTTAWA, Ill. — A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after leaving her walker on the ground and making a tandem jump in northern Illinois.
When she first skydived, she said she had to be pushed out of the aircraft. But on Sunday, tethered to a U.S. Parachute Association-certified instructor, Hoffner insisted on leading the jump from 13,500 feet . The dive lasted seven minutes, including her parachute's slow descent to the ground. Coming in to land, the wind pushed Hoffner's white hair back, she clung to the harness over her narrow shoulders, picked up her legs and plopped softly onto the grassy landing area.This photo provided by Daniel Wilsey shows Dorothy Hoffner, 104, falling through the air with tandem jumper Derek Baxter.
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Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming to break record for world’s oldest skydiver“Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner said after she landed.
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Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world's oldest skydiverA 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after leaving her walker on the ground and making a tandem jump.
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Chicago woman, 104, jumps from plane, aiming for record as the world's oldest skydiverA Chicago woman left her walker behind and jumped from a plane at 104 years of age, aiming to set a world record for oldest skydiver ever.
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