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A Polar Bear Plunge Photo Diary

Westminster Police Chief Jeffrey Spaulding shared his pictures from this year's Polar Bear Plunge, which took place Friday and Saturday at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis.

The annual Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge event is when thousands of revelers briefly jump into the bay’s icy waters as part of a massive fundraising effort for Special Olympics Maryland. This year it took place Saturday afternoon, Jan. 28, at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis.

Plunge events were also held Friday, including an all-law enforcement plunge event in which Spaulding participated.

According to the event website, since it began in 1997, approximately 72,000 people have taken part in the plunge and more than $19 million has been raised.

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