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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.
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