Pensioner's incredible 11,000ft skydive in Salford for St Ann's Hospice
- last year
This incredible video shows a daredevil OAP completing a skydive from 11,000 ft in memory of his late partner - before joking 'thank God for solid ground'.
Heartwarming footage shows Tom Lowery, 76, leaping from the aircraft, waving and putting his thumbs up to the camera above the skies in Salford.
The sprightly septuagenarian took the plunge to raise funds for the hospice that cared for his partner Joan Lyons, 78, who died last March from a brain tumour.
Before the jump, Tom said he was 'looking forward to it', but after completing the challenge he said he was 'glad to be back on solid ground.'
Heartwarming footage shows Tom Lowery, 76, leaping from the aircraft, waving and putting his thumbs up to the camera above the skies in Salford.
The sprightly septuagenarian took the plunge to raise funds for the hospice that cared for his partner Joan Lyons, 78, who died last March from a brain tumour.
Before the jump, Tom said he was 'looking forward to it', but after completing the challenge he said he was 'glad to be back on solid ground.'