If jumping from an aeroplane wasn't a big enough buzz,
Debbie Simmonds (48) ended the adventure by accepting a
marriage proposal from Ray Adcock (51). Photo / NZone: The
Ultimate Jump.
One man got the jump on the Valentine's Day marriage
proposals in Queenstown yesterday, asking his partner of four
years to marry him by landing on a sign after a 15,000-foot
tandem skydive with NZone.
Ray Adcock (51) and Debbie Simmonds (48) are both originally
from the United Kingdom, but live in Abu Dhabi and celebrated
four years together on February 2.
After meeting while watching football in a pub in Norfolk,
the couple were "smitten" and took up running together,
before relocating to Abu Dhabi where Mr Adcock is a
Government adviser to policing.
He had been secretly planning the special proposal with NZone
since August last year, when the couple decided to include a
skydive in their New Zealand trip.
He contacted a company in Abu Dhabi and arranged for a
printed canvas which read "Debbie, will you marry me? Ray".
Mr Adcock said he had been corresponding with NZone for
"months" and it all fell into place yesterday, when the
couple landed on the sign and Mr Adcock got down on bended
knee.
Ms Simmonds said the experience was "astonishing".
For the company, it was a perfect start to 2010, which marks
20 years since it began operating as New Zealand's first
commercial tandem skydiving business.
Business development manager Derek Melnick said NZone would
be actively developing its facilities and raising its
profile, with "significant investments" into all elements of
its infrastructure.
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