Group of 100 skydivers will attempt to break record for most people skydiving over the age of 60

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Thursday, March 10, 2022
Skydivers to break record for most people skydiving over the age of 60
Hoping to break a world record in Riverside County, 100 men and women in their 60s and 70s will skydive next month all at the same time.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- Hoping to break a world record in Riverside County, 100 men and women in their 60s and 70s will skydive next month all at the same time.

They're hoping to break the world record for the most skydivers over 60 years old.

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To do this, all skydivers will have to connect in a giant snowflake-like formation before pulling their parachute.

The current record was set in 2018 when 75 people connected in Illinois.

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