The Bath girl, 16, and her grandfather, 77, enjoy charity skydiving

A 16-year-old girl and her 77-year-old grandfather took part in a charity skydiving.

Freya Capsey and Graham Smith jumped from 15,000 ft (4,572 m) at Dunkswell Airfield in Devon.

The pair said the experience was „exhilarating” and described the initial free fall as feeling like „flying”.

Exceeding their initial £800 target, the pair have now raised £1,758 for CHSW.

The hospice provides care and support to children with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

Ms Capsey, from Bathford, Somerset, said the skydive seemed like a great way to raise money while doing something she and her grandfather had always dreamed of doing.

The teenager said the „exciting experience” created some „wonderful memories”.

The couple said the flight up to 15,000 feet took „a while” and caused their nerves to „kick in”.

Mr Smith, from Devizes, Wiltshire, said: „There were a few lone jumpers in front of us so it was quite scary going towards the open door. For a few seconds I thought – what am I doing here?”

He added: „There's no feeling of falling. You're falling at 120mph but it doesn't feel like it – it feels like you're flying.

„You're dropping down to 10,000 feet, then the main parachute comes out at about 5,000 feet, and you float down for about four or five minutes.

„It was a very exciting, intense experience, it really was.”