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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sarah Ping

Man, 76, with prostate cancer completes 11,000ft skydive in memory of partner

A 76-year-old man with prostate cancer has completed an 11,000ft skydive in memory of his partner, who died with a brain tumour in 2022, in an attempt to raise money for the hospice that supported her.

Tom Lowery’s partner, Joan Lyons, died last March, having been a patient at St Ann’s Hospice in Little Hulton, Salford, Greater Manchester.

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