Pune girl weds NRI boy - in hot air balloon
On April 18, 2004, Shital did her maiden parachute jump from 2,400 feet above the North Pole at minus 37 degrees Celsius. She jumped from 15,000 feet over the South Pole at minus 38 degrees Celsius on Dec 15, 2007 - becoming the first amateur woman in the world to jump over both poles without trials.
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