A Malaysian couple has set a record after they celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary by jumping out of an aircraft at 9,000 feet. The death defying feat was the couple's first ever parachute jump.

Cheah Sum Beng, 64, and wife Choo Kit Har, 61, celebrated their wedding anniversary by jumping out of the aircraft. According to reports, the couple went into a 30-second freefall before opening their parachute.

The triumph has solidified the duo's names in the Malaysia Book of Records as the oldest pair to skydive from a helicopter.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 the northern Perak state where skydivers from the United States and Australia also took part in the challenge.