Anderson Cooper jumps out of plane at Skydive Suffolk

SUFFOLK, Va. – CNN journalist Anderson Cooper jumped out of a plane for the very first time Saturday at Skydive Suffolk.

Cooper was in town for a fundraising event for Spike’s K-9 Fund.

Spikes K9 Fund is a local charity that provides bullet proof vests for local police dogs.

Cooper is a big contributor to the charity, and previously donated his speaking fee from a Norfolk event at Chrysler Hall.

So this happened today. Awesome jump this morning. photo by @souloui. thanks @skydivesuffolk. @spikesk9fund

A post shared by andersoncooper (@andersoncooper) on May 20, 2017 at 9:50am PDT

exciting celebrity visit this morning in the DZ ! Yes that's Anderson Cooper and Yes we threw him from a plane ! @andersoncooper @spikesk9fund #skydivesuffolk #yessuffolk #visitvabeach

A post shared by Skydive Suffolk (@skydivesuffolk) on May 20, 2017 at 3:38pm PDT