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Anthony France

Woman, 104, aiming to become world’s oldest skydiver jumps 13,000ft

A 104-year-old daredevil swapped her walking frame for a parachute in a bid to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive.

Dorothy Hoffner, from Chicago, made a tandem jump from 13,500 ft (4,114m) in northern Illinois on Sunday.

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