Polar Bear Plunge 2020

Polar bear plunge participants splash their way into the new year on Sanders Beach in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on Jan. 1, 2020.

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Wed., Jan. 1, 2020

Plungers run out of Lake Coeur d'Alene at the stroke of noon Wednesday at the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Sanders Beach in Coeur d'Alene.

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Plunger Michael Gainer prepares to jump into Lake Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Sanders Beach in Coeur d'Alene.

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Plungers prepare to jump into Lake Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Sanders Beach in Coeur d'Alene. Kathy Plonka/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Betsy Schumacher hold her 6-month-old cousin Ollie Weiss on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Sanders Beach in Coeur d'Alene.

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Plungers Sheena Dunn and Steve Fleming stay warm before they jump into Lake Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Sanders Beach in Coeur d'Alene.

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Plungers prepare to jump into Lake Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Sanders Beach in Coeur d'Alene.

Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
Plungers run into Lake Coeur d'Alene at the stroke of noon Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 at the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Sanders Beach in Coeur d'Alene.

Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
Jerry Compton's dog Murphy runs out of Lake Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on Sanders Beach in Coeur d'Alene.

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