![Saroj Patel, 80, free falls in tandem with instructor David...]()
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Saroj Patel, 80, free falls in tandem with instructor David Rosas during her jump with Skydive Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, on Aug. 2, 2024. Photo courtesy Katie Bishop-Manning / Skydive Suffolk
![Saroj Patel is escorted to the plane by tandem instructor...]()
Saroj Patel is escorted to the plane by tandem instructor David Rosas at Skydive Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
![Tandem instructor David Rosas practices proper technique during free fall...]()
Tandem instructor David Rosas practices proper technique during free fall with Saroj Patel before their jump at Skydive Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
![Saroj Patel, 80, parachutes down during her jump with Skydive...]()
Saroj Patel, 80, parachutes down during her jump with Skydive Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
![Jay Patel, center, leads his family in a search of...]()
Jay Patel, center, leads his family in a search of the sky for the plane carrying grandmother Saroj Patel as it climbs to altitude at Skydive Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
![Saroj Patel, 80, waves to her family on the ground...]()
Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot
Saroj Patel, 80, waves to her family on the ground as she approaches with partner David Rosas of Suffolk Skydive. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
![Sheetal Patel’s shirt reading ‘But did you die?’ is seen...]()
Sheetal Patel’s shirt reading ‘But did you die?’ is seen as she is fitted into a harness before her skydive with Skydive Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
![Anya Patel photographs of her grandmother Saroj Patel with her...]()
Anya Patel photographs of her grandmother Saroj Patel with her brother Siddharth Patel before their jump at Skydive Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
![Saroj Patel smiles as she gets up from her landing...]()
Saroj Patel smiles as she gets up from her landing at Skydive Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Saroj Patel, 80, free falls in tandem with instructor David Rosas during her jump with Skydive Suffolk in Suffolk, Virginia, on Aug. 2, 2024. Photo courtesy Katie Bishop-Manning / Skydive Suffolk
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80-year-old Saroj Patel of Yorktown loves the thrill of skydiving, especially with family. This time, she was finally able to get five grandkids and her daughter to join her, all at once.
