Dorothy Hoffner first skydived when she was 100.
Dorothy Hoffner, 104, becomes the oldest person in the world to skydive with tandem jumper Derek Baxter on Oct. 1, 2023, at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Ill. / Photo: Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP
"Age is just a number," Dorothy Hoffner told a cheering crowd moments after touching the ground Sunday at Skydive Chicago Airport in Ottawa, about 140 kilometres southwest of Chicago, theThe Guinness World Record for oldest skydiver was set in May 2022 by 103-year-old Linnea Ingegard Larsson from Sweden. But Skydive Chicago is working to have Guinness World Records certify Hoffner's jump as a record,Hoffner first skydived when she was 100.
Friends rushed in to share congratulations, while someone brought over Hoffner’s red walker. She rose quickly and a reporter asked her how it felt to be back on the ground.
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