Elizabethtown man breaks Kentucky skydive jumping record with 100 jumps in one day

(CNN NEWSOURCE/WLKY) — An Elizabethtown man was trying to break an formidable milestone, setting the document for probably the most skydives in Kentucky in 12 hours.

Michael Bratcher deliberate to leap out of a airplane 100 instances Monday. And as of Monday night time, Bratcher achieved his aim, leaping 100 instances in in the future, setting a brand new Kentucky document.

However it began with 60 jumps for his sixtieth birthday…

“Then I acquired to researching and now go for the document,” Bratcher stated.

So Bratcher determined he may do higher than simply doing 81 jumps.

“I advised them increments of 10,” he added.

And the jumps began round 6:30 Monday morning, with the aim of ending all 100 earlier than sundown.

To be able to do this, he wanted to leap from a airplane about each 7 minutes.

“And though this can be a bucket record merchandise for Bratcher, he additionally needed to profit a very good trigger on the identical time,” stated Josh Kingrey.

The retired Air Power veteran selected to assist each the Elizabethtown Police Division’s Store With a Cop program and the Radcliff Disabled American Veterans.

“Every bear that goes goes to the Store With a Cop program,” Bratcher stated.

Bratcher began a GoFundMe to offset the price. The leftover cash will go to the Radcliff DAV.

Bratcher says he couldn’t do it with out the assist of his pals and skydiving household.