Dorothy Hoffner, the woman who took to the skies to claim the title of world's oldest skydiver, died Monday, according to a Chicago media outlet.
Dorothy Hoffner, the 104-year-old Chicagoan who recently attempted to set the world record as the oldest person to parachute from a plane, died Monday, a report says. A spokesperson for Hoffner told the Chicago Sun-Times they were honored the skydiving experience from Oct. 1 was able to serve as an incredible cap to her 'exciting, well-lived life.
We look forward to receiving evidence from Dorothy’s attempt for our Records Management Team to review,' a spokeswoman for Guinness World Records Limited said in a statement to Fox News Digital. The current record for the title of the oldest tandem parachute jump female was set in May 2022 by 103-year-old Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson from Sweden. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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