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QUIRKY WORLD ... 101-year-old woman falls hard for abseiling

ENGLAND: A 101-year-old woman felt no fear as she broke her own world record for oldest abseiler. She descended 94 metres down the side of a viewing tower.

QUIRKY WORLD ... 101-year-old woman falls hard for abseiling

Mon, 13 Jul, 2015 - 01:00

Wind and rain did not deter Doris Long, who has been honoured with an MBE for her charity fundraising, as she abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower, in Portsmouth, Hampshire. She last performed the feat on her 100th birthday, in May, 2014.

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