Despite brutal cold, people take plunge for good cause

Sunday, February 14, 2016
SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- Believe it or not, more than 2,000 people jumped into the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday despite brutally cold temperatures.
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They took part in Sea Isle City's 22nd annual Polar Bear Plunge.

At the time of the dip, temperatures were hovering around 20 degrees. The water temperature, meanwhile, registered at a relatively balmy 37 degrees.

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