A woman over one hundred years old has jumped from a plane in America with an aim to break the record as the world's oldest skydiver.
Dorothy Hoffner, 104, is now set to become the oldest-ever skydiver, after completing the 4100 metres jump over the weekend.
The big jump was done above the Skydive Chicago Airport in the United States, and as she touched down on the ground, Hoffner told the cheering crowd that "age is just a number", the Associated Press reported.
The Guinness World Record for the oldest skydiver was set in May 2022 by Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson, 103, from Sweden. However, Skydive Chicago is working to have the record re-certified for Hoffner's jump.
Hoffner first skydived when she was 100 and had to be pushed out of the aircraft.
However, on Sunday she was full of excitement as she went for round two, four years later.
"Let's go, let's go, Geronimo!" Hoffner said before she insisted on leading the jump, strapped to an instructor.
She remained calm and confident as the aircraft door opened up to reveal the ground below before she shuffled her feet off the edge and leapt into the air.
The dive lasted seven minutes, and the plane beat Hoffner to the ground as her parachute opened up to a slow descent.
With her white hair pulled back with the wind and a smile plastered across her face, Hoffner looked like she was having the time of her life as she gripped onto the harness straps.
Eventually, she tucked her legs up as she was steered down to a patch of grass. Friends and reporters were quick to rush over, with someone even bringing over her walker.
One reporter asked her how it felt to be back on the ground. "Wonderful," she said. "But it was wonderful up there. The whole thing was delightful, wonderful, couldn't have been better."
"I had to keep myself awake so I could see the scenery," she said.
Hoffner, who's set to turn 105 in December, then told the crowd she was interested in taking a ride in a hot-air balloon next.
"I've never been in one of those," she exclaimed.
