104-Year-Old Chicago Woman Dies Days After Record-Breaking Skydive
- year-old Dorothy Hoffner of Chicago set the world record on October 1 as the oldest person to skydive at age 104.
- She made a tandem jump from 13,500 feet with an instructor in Ottawa, Illinois.
- Hoffner passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 9, just over a week after her record-setting skydive.
- She was described as energetic, sharp, and adventurous, making her first skydive at age 100.
- Her friend is working to have her posthumously certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest skydiver.