Cancer patients, their clinicians, and family members have raised more than £9,500 by skydiving for charity.

Seven brave individuals took part in tandem skydives for PLANETS Cancer Charity at SkyDive Netheravon, Wiltshire, jumping from over 14,000 feet.

The fundraiser, which took place over the past three weeks, has become vital for the Hampshire-based charity that helps patients with pancreatic, liver, colorectal, abdominal, and neuroendocrine cancers.

One more participant is scheduled to complete their skydive on Friday, September 27.

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Seven people have so far taken on a tandem skydive for the charity (Image: PLANETS) The charity is hopeful that this final leap will help it reach its £10,000 funding target before the weekend.

Among the adventurers was Sophie Hallett, 40, from the Isle of Wight.

Her father Mick was a long-term patient of PLANETS co-founder Neil Pearce.

Sophie had an emotional surprise when she found she was jumping with the same instructor her dad had skydived with in 2014, before his death.

Joining Sophie was Mr Pearce’s wife, Nikoletta, who experienced free fall at over 120 mph for about 45 seconds.

Oliver Pike, 17, also participated. He is the nephew of PLANETS trustee Tori Caine, who helped organise the skydive fundraiser.

Oliver jumped in honour of his grandparents, who both received treatment from the PLANETS clinical team in recent years.

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The final participant, Ali Arshad, a consultant hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeon and lead for robotic cancer surgery at University Hospital Southampton, will complete his jump on Friday.

Layla Stephen, director of strategy and finance for PLANETS, said: "We are so grateful to everyone who has participated and supported this wonderful and exhilarating event which has raised a significant and vital amount of money for our charity.

"These funds go directly and immediately into providing support groups for our patients, funding innovative treatments and supporting vital research, so we cannot stress enough how important such activities are."

Jo Green, director of operations and marketing for PLANETS, added: "Our fundraisers have done such a fantastic job in getting us so close to our £10,000 target but we remain just short so we are calling on people to give us the last push we need to get us over the line."

Mr Arshad said: "PLANETS is doing amazing work, supporting patients, funding research and helping introduce innovative treatments for cancer centres across the central south coast area."

To support the cause, visit justgiving.com/campaign/tandem-skydive to donate.