104-Year-Old Chicago Woman Dies Days After Making a Skydive That Could Put Her in the Record Books

104-Year-Old Chicago Woman Dies Days After Making a Skydive That Could Put Her in the Record Books
Dorothy Hoffner, 104, falls through the air with tandem jumper Derek Baxter as she becomes the oldest person in the world to skydive, at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Ill., on Oct. 1, 2023. Daniel Wilsey via AP
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Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died.

Ms. Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Mr. Conant said Ms. Hoffner apparently died in her sleep on Sunday night.