Daredevil gran takes the sprain

A daredevil great-grandmother, who made a flawless 10,000-foot parachute jump, sprained her ankle 24 hours later, walking to the shops.

Elizabeth Britton jumped from a Cessna aeroplane above Redlands airfield, near Swindon, on Saturday, to raise money for charity.

But on Sunday, the 85-year-old from King's Stanley, Gloucestershire, was walking to nearby shops when she fell on the pavement.

"I was just walking along the road talking to my cousin and I didn't see that a section of the pavement was broken," she said.

It was absolutely super, I didn't miss a heartbeat, I wasn't nervous at all Elizabeth Britton

"Of course, I went and put my foot in it, and now I've badly sprained my ankle.

"At least it's not broken, but it has been hurting a lot. I just have to rest up for a while, but it shouldn't be too long."

Mrs Britton, who has 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, said she raised nearly £700 from her parachute jump for Action Research.

The charity funds medical research into diseases and disabilities.

She did her first jump in Australia in 1998, but still got the same rush of excitement during her challenge last weekend.

"It was absolutely super," she said. "I didn't miss a heartbeat, I wasn't nervous at all.

"I just wish I could do these jumps once a month."