US woman turns 94, goes skydiving

Eila Campbell from Pennsylvania celebrated her 94th birthday by skydiving with her granddaughter and great-granddaughter.

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Published 24 October 2017 1:44pm

Source: AAP

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A US woman has celebrated her 94th birthday by skydiving with her granddaughter and great-granddaughter.

Eila Campbell from Pennsylvania says she figured she might not "make it for another year", so she took the 3048-metre plunge on Sunday at Hazleton Regional Airport.

Granddaughter Sara Schuelke and great-granddaughter Jess Fox also jumped. Each woman jumped separately but in tandem with an instructor.

Campbell described the free fall as "kind of a wow" and says she'd skydive again.

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