More than $4,000 were raised for Special Olympics Texas athletes at the annual Polar Plunge in Waco.
Participants jumped in the 58-degree water, but they were "freezin' for a reason."
"It's a unique way of raising money," Special Olympics Texas area director Tommy Smith said. "It gets people's interests, and it allows the community to do something a little out of the ordinary to help Special Olympics athletes."
The event took place at the Waco Family YMCA located on 6800 Harvey Drive.
Thirty-two participants stood in line, some in costumes, to plunge into the cold water.
"You gotta be a little brave, a little daredevil-ish, to want to do something out of the ordinary and outlandish," Smith said.
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