A Connecticut parachutist spent Wednesday attempting to break a state skydiving record.
Doug Hendrix was at Ellington Airport all day in an effort to make 100 jumps in a single day.
He began jumping around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday and was averaging a jump every 5 to 7 minutes, according to Hendrix.
Hendrix is an instructor and demonstration jumper with Connecticut Parachutists, Inc. in Ellington.
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The current, unofficial skydiving record in Connecticut is 61 jumps in one day, according to The Patch in Ellington.
Connecticut Parachutists, Inc. also ran a raffle coinciding with the attempt at the record to raise money for the Ellington Fire Department.
