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Anthony France

FOUND: Woman 104 aiming to become world s oldest skydiver jumps 13 000ft - You Need To See This

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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