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Video: 103-year-old gutsy grandma becomes world’s oldest person to do a parachute jump

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Rut Larsson, a 103-year-old woman from Sweden, hit fame as she became the oldest person in the world to complete a tandem parachute jump.</p>
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Larsson finished her parachute jump harnessed with expert parachutist Joackim Johansson in Motala, Sweden on May 29.</p>
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Her friends and family members were waiting on the ground as she successfully made the landing.</p>
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The pair sailed down and touched the ground smoothly. Soon after that, helpers rushed to check on Larsson.</p>
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After the thrilling experience, the 103-year-old said she liked "that you slowly glide down from above, I think it feels nice."</p>
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"It was wonderful to do this, I've been thinking about it for a long time. It all went as planned," Larsson told Swedish news agency TT.</p>
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An official from the Guinness World Records was present to record the jump.</p>

IN Bureau

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