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  104-year-old woman Dorothy Hoffner dies just a week after record skydive

  World | October 11, 2023 16:12 IST

  Dorothy Hoffner jumped from a plane at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa on Sunday in the hope of becoming the certified oldest person to ever skydive. Moments after touching the ground, Hoffner said, "Age is just a number".

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  Russian skydiver plane crashes, 15 dead

  World | October 10, 2021 16:52 IST

  The L-410, a Czech-made twin-engine turboprop, crashed near the town of Menzelinsk, about 960 kilometers (600 miles) east of Moscow.

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  'Heaven Sent’: Skydiver Luke Aikins to attempt 25,000 feet jump without a parachute

  World | July 28, 2016 14:31 IST

  Luke Aikins, a professional skydiver is all set to attempt an all risky jump by jumping off from 25,000 feet above the ground, without a parachute or a wing suit. He will be clad

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  Woman sky diver plunges to death in Tamil Nadu

  India | January 30, 2014 23:11 IST

  Chennai:  A 26-year-old woman sky diver died after plunging to the earth from an altitude of around 10,000 ft when her parachute malfunctioned during a training session near Salem in Tamil Nadu, said an official.The

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  Love Triangle At 13,000 ft: Belgian Woman Kills Rival By Sabotaging Parachute

  World | September 25, 2010 9:23 IST

  A skydiver accused of killing her love rival by sabotaging her parachute went on trial in Belgium on Friday, reports The Daily Mail, London. Prosecutors say jealousy drove Els Clottemans to kill Els Van Doren,