Malaysian Couple Skydive on Anniversary

A Malaysian couple celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary Sunday by jumping out of an aircraft at 9,000 feet in their first ever parachute jump, a news report said

Cheah Sum Beng, 64, and wife Choo Kit Har, 61, earned themselves an entry in the Malaysia Book of Records as the oldest pair to skydive from a helicopter, the national news agency Bernama said.

They went into a 30-second freefall before opening their parachute, Bernama said.

It was a true leap of faith, because neither had skydived before, it said.

Cheah, a company manager, told reporters that the curiosity and the will to face adversities made them to take up the challenge.

The couple performed the stunt at a skydiving event in northern Perak state where skydivers from the United States and Australia also took part, the report said.