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Utah News
4:47 pm
Mon February 11, 2013

Annual Hyrum Dam Polar Plunge Draws Costumes, Money for a Good Cause

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One polar plunger gets ready for the dive by talking to Storee Powell.
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One woman tells Storee Powell why she's plunging into the 36 degree water.
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This young woman was part of the largest group, about 20 people total.
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A young man with Down Syndrome jumps with his parents into the water.
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He can't swim on his own, so his dad carries him through the freezing water. He pumped his fist in the air as the entire crowd burst into applause and cheering.
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This woman told her husband (the splash on the left) that she was going to bellyflop. She did.
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Mrs. Utah and her Ice Queens leap into the water.
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Mrs. Utah and her Ice Queens hit the water.

Audience members at the annual Polar Plunge got a thrill as community members dressed from Elvis to Ninja Turtles, jumped into freezing water Saturday. The divers did the deed in the name of good clean fun and to raise money for Utah Special Olympics.