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      <title>104-year-old woman dies one week after skydiving</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dorothy Hoffner, the 104-year-old Chicago woman who jumped from a plane one week ago in what is believed to be a new world record for the oldest skydiver in the world, died on Monday (Oct 9), according to Skydive Chicago and Parachute Association, local media reported.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joe Conant, a close friend of Hoffner’s, claimed that Brookdale Lake View personnel discovered her body early on Monday. Conant reported that Hoffner reportedly passed on Sunday night while sleeping.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hoffner completed a tandem skydive on October 1 that might make her the oldest skydiver in the history. She jumped in a parachute from a plane at a height of 13,500 feet (4,100 meters), at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Conant, a nurse, claimed that he first met Hoffner several years ago while serving as a caretaker for another resident at the senior living facility. He referred to her as Grandma at her request. He praised her for having incredible energy and staying intellectually alert.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;With input from agencies……..&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Dorothy Hoffner, the 104-year-old Chicago woman who jumped from a plane one week ago in what is believed to be a new world record for the oldest skydiver in the world, died on Monday (Oct 9), according to Skydive Chicago and Parachute Association, local media reported.</strong></p>
<p>Joe Conant, a close friend of Hoffner’s, claimed that Brookdale Lake View personnel discovered her body early on Monday. Conant reported that Hoffner reportedly passed on Sunday night while sleeping.</p>
<p>Hoffner completed a tandem skydive on October 1 that might make her the oldest skydiver in the history. She jumped in a parachute from a plane at a height of 13,500 feet (4,100 meters), at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois.</p>
<p>Conant, a nurse, claimed that he first met Hoffner several years ago while serving as a caretaker for another resident at the senior living facility. He referred to her as Grandma at her request. He praised her for having incredible energy and staying intellectually alert.</p>
<p><em>With input from agencies……..</em></p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:39:50 +0500</pubDate>
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