104-year-old Chicago woman sets world record for oldest skydiver
- year-old Dorothy Hoffner made a tandem skydive in Ottawa, Illinois, hoping to set the world record.
- This was Hoffner's second skydive, having jumped for the first time at age 100.
- The previous record was held by a 103-year-old woman in Sweden.
- Skydive Chicago is submitting evidence to Guinness World Records to certify Hoffner's jump.
- After succeeding, Hoffner said she now wants to ride in a hot-air balloon.