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76-year-old sky-dives to raise money for charity
Kathy Gibson, 76, of Bayville, jumped from a plane more than 13,000 feet high at Calverton Airport in Riverhead during a rotary-sponsored sky dive benefit for charities Gift of Life Inc. and Save Children. Videojournalist: Brittany Wait (Sept. 23, 2012) (September 23, 2012 7:11 PM)
To close out the end of summer, 76-year-old Kathy Gibson strapped herself to a professional sky diver and jumped out of a plane flying 13,500 feet over Long Island to support a cause close to her heart.
“I don’t think it’s dangerous,” said Gibson, of Bayville, past district governor of Rotary International. “I have a very, very long bucket list and this was on it.”
Gibson was among the...
