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Meet Kim Knor, the 86-year-old 'skydiving grandma' with 1,000 jumps

January 01, 2026 4:09 pm

Kim Knor is widely known as the “skydiving grandma” for her lifelong passion for the sport and her fearless commitment to skydiving well into her 80s.

The aircraft's tail sustained “substantial damage” during the incident, leaving the pilot with limited control

Skydiver's jump goes wrong: parachute gets caught on plane's tail, leaving him dangling mid-air

December 11, 2025 9:12 pm

The planned 16-way parachute formation at 4,600 metres descended into chaos within seconds of the first skydiver moving toward the aircraft door.

Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy

July 18, 2025 10:41 pm

Italian firefighters who responded said a paraglider crashed into the side of a swimming pool in the city of Porto Sant Elpidio.

The woman was an experienced skydiver with over 400 previous jumps.

Upset over breakup, UK woman plunges 10,000 ft to death in suspected skydive suicide

May 28, 2025 5:15 am

The woman had completed more than 80 jumps in 2025 alone. Her friends reportedly said the police discovered a note in which she mentioned her breakup.

Manette Baillie becomes oldest skydiver at 102 (Image source: @dailymail/Instagram)

UK woman sets record as country’s oldest skydiver at 102. Watch viral video

August 27, 2024 1:33 pm

A report said on her 100th birthday, Baillie drove around the Silverstone motor racing circuit in a Ferrari at 210 kph.

102-year-old woman, a former war veteran, becomes Britain’s oldest skydiver

August 26, 2024 2:44 am

Manette Baillie's heart-stopping skydive at 102 years old was a triumph of courage and determination, shattering the previous record set by 101-year-old Verdun Hayes in 2017.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat skydives at 56; things people above 50 years should consider when attempting adventure sports

July 15, 2024 3:08 pm

"Truly exhilarating! For new and adventurous Bharat, the skies too are no limit," the Minister for Culture and Tourism wrote on X

In tandem skydiving, a professional skydiver accompanies the participant throughout the entire jump.

'Truly exhilarating': Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat marks first World Skydiving Day with tandem jump in Narnaul

July 13, 2024 8:54 pm

The tourism minister also announced the launch of a new skydiving aircraft at India’s only civilian drop zone at Narnaul airstrip.

Lt Colonel skydives with a prosthetic leg

'An Indian Soldier will never accept defeat’: Lt Colonel Avnish Bajpai who lost a limb skydives

April 01, 2024 1:15 pm

Several social media users commended Lieutenant Colonel Avnish Bajpai for his latest feat.

Watch: BJP MP ends 2023 with skydiving, says 'those who don't jump will never fly'

December 31, 2023 11:24 am

"Those who don’t jump will never fly” Diving into the new year with more strength, having ticked skydiving off my bucket list!" the MP wrote in a post on X.