This 102-year-old daredevil is taking birthdays to new heights. Manette Baillie, from Suffolk, England, celebrated another year of a life well-lived by jumping out of a plane — and raising over $13,000 (£10,000) for her favorite charities throughout the UK. Manette Baillie served on the Women’s Royal Naval Service during World War II. UK Parachutist … Read more
A 104-year-old Chicago woman traded her walker for a harness and parachute in an attempt to become the oldest person in the world to ever skydive. Dorothy Hoffner was greeted with cheers on Sunday as she safely touched down following the 13,500-foot tandem jump at Skydive Chicago Airport in Ottawa, Ill., about 85 miles southwest … Read more
He was free-fallin’. A skydiver in Spain has plummeted into the spotlight after capturing his own stunning, near-15,000 foot drop on camera — a jump he called his “most impressive one,” Storyful reported. Trained daredevil Eric Finat Trepat described his 43rd plane plunge — where he shot through cloud layers before landing near the Catalonian … Read more