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2020 Polar Plunge

Tyler Graef
Saturday, February 1, 2020

Participants braved the icy (actually about 42-degree) lake waters during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau.

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    Participants jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Participants prepare to jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A participant exits the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Participants jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Chance "Monkey" Riggan, 4, blows an air horn to signal participants to jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Participants prepare to jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Participants jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Participants jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Participants jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Participants prepare to jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A participant swims out of the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Participants prepare to jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Participants jump into the lake during the annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)