"My biggest fear was realized and that is I would land and I would not be able to walk away," Abbott joked with reporters after landing. The 66-year-old uses a wheelchair to get around. He was left ...

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — Two Bartlesville senior citizens tried skydiving for the first time, showing it's never too late to live life to the fullest. 81-year-old George Charlson and 65-year-old Jody ...

I've always been curious about skydiving but had never given it a try. Recently, as part of a fundraiser, I decided to give it a shot. I was excited and nervous about doing it, and it was exhilarating ...

Retired Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning has time to try new things, including skydiving. In a post on his Instagram over the weekend, the 46-year-old former Colts and Broncos star seemed to ...

Al Blaschke went skydiving for the first time in 2017 on his 100th birthday. Al Blaschke has survived the coronavirus, the Great Depression and the Spanish flu. Now, at 103 years old, he's become the ...

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OTTAWA, Ill. — Jumping from a plane, not ideal right? Well, the divers at Skydive Chicago would tell you it’s an experience everyone needs to have. The skydivers met last week for the first time in ...

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — MANTEO, N.C. — At 87 years young, Nancy Pinchbeck made her dream of skydiving a reality in the Outer Banks. Seven years prior, Pinchbeck, a Richmond resident, had intended to jump ...

The U.S. Parachute Association, Australian Parachute Federation, British Skydiving and Canadian Sport Parachuting Association held the second annual World Skydiving Day on July 12, inviting first-time ...

Ruth Fox said that she’s always been somewhat of a daredevil and a nonconformist. Having always had the desire to do the opposite of what others do, the Lake County resident recently went skydiving at ...

Recently, as part of a fundraiser, I decided to give it a shot. I was excited and nervous about doing it, and it was exhilarating, but I won't do it again. I knew some skydivers when I went to college ...