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| Man, 97, attempts 120mph skydive | Man, 97, attempts 120mph skydive |
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| A 97-year-old man from Dorset is preparing to do a skydive from 10,000ft (3,048m) to raise money for charity. | A 97-year-old man from Dorset is preparing to do a skydive from 10,000ft (3,048m) to raise money for charity. |
| George Moyse, who will celebrate his 98th birthday on Wednesday, will jump out of a plane over the Netheravon Airfield in Wiltshire on Saturday. | George Moyse, who will celebrate his 98th birthday on Wednesday, will jump out of a plane over the Netheravon Airfield in Wiltshire on Saturday. |
| Mr Moyse, of Bournemouth, will be strapped to an instructor, and the pair will freefall for the first 5,000ft (1,524m) at nearly 120mph (193kmh). | |
| He hopes to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI). | He hopes to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI). |
| Mr Moyse is being joined by his 43-year-old grandson, Edward Brewer, who will also complete a tandem jump in aid of the Royal Air Force Association. | Mr Moyse is being joined by his 43-year-old grandson, Edward Brewer, who will also complete a tandem jump in aid of the Royal Air Force Association. |
| 'Grandfather's idea' | 'Grandfather's idea' |
| Mr Brewer, of Petersfield, Hampshire, said: "This is all my grandfather's idea, he has supported the RNLI all his life so they were the obvious beneficiaries when he decided he really wanted to do the jump. | Mr Brewer, of Petersfield, Hampshire, said: "This is all my grandfather's idea, he has supported the RNLI all his life so they were the obvious beneficiaries when he decided he really wanted to do the jump. |
| "Both the volunteer lifeboat crew and lifeguards do a fantastic job to keep us safe on and in the water, and as a charity they receive no government funding at all, so to be able to do something so amazing and raise money for them is something my grandfather really wanted to do." | "Both the volunteer lifeboat crew and lifeguards do a fantastic job to keep us safe on and in the water, and as a charity they receive no government funding at all, so to be able to do something so amazing and raise money for them is something my grandfather really wanted to do." |
| In 2008, RNLI lifeguards in the south west responded to about 8,400 incidents on the beach, helping nearly 10,000 people and saving 39 lives. | In 2008, RNLI lifeguards in the south west responded to about 8,400 incidents on the beach, helping nearly 10,000 people and saving 39 lives. |
| The charity operates more than 230 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and has more than 100 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK. | The charity operates more than 230 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and has more than 100 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK. |