An 84-year-old who made her first jump when she was 20 is now halfway towards her goal of 1,000 jumps
Woman, 84, Who Began Skydiving Again After Husband’s Death Is Halfway Towards Goal of 1,000 Jumps
"Anytime life gets too difficult or too sad just go make a jump and then everything's good," said Kim KnorAn 84-year-old Colorado woman is halfway towards her goal of making 1,000 skydive jumps. Kim Knor, who made her first jump in 1959 when she was 20, is living her skydiving dreams again after taking a 37-year break, according toKnor told the outlet that after her late husband had an accident while testing parachutes, she said she wouldn't skydive again, a promise she kept until after his death.
"My husband died and the kids were growing up and then the grandkids started coming and [after 37 years] I started jumping again," she told the outlet.
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