Maria Brañas Morera, the world's oldest living person since 2022, has died at the age of 117.
The death of the supercentenarian was announced by her family on the social network X, as reported by TUT. NEWS .
At the time of her death, the Spanish resident was 117 years and 168 days old.
According to the supercentenarian's relatives, she died in her sleep.
She died the way she wanted: in her sleep, without pain, the statement said.
The woman's status as the oldest living person on Earth has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) and LongeviQuest.
Brañas Morera received this status after the death of a centenarian from Poland, Tekla Juniewicz, who died on August 19, 2022, at the age of 116 years and 70 days.
