More than 100 people in Lethbridge took the plunge for the Special Olympics

LETHBRIDGE – There’s nothing more Canadian than diving into a frozen lake at 20 below, and that’s exactly what over 100 people did on Saturday, Jan. 27 at Henderson Lake.

A release from Special Olympics Alberta states these plungers who braved the icy waters helped raised over $30,000.

President and CEO of Special Olympics Alberta Johnny Byrne took time to thank all of the plungers for supporting the cause.

“We’re blown away from the support of all the participants who dared to jump in a frozen lake to support over 3,300 Special Olympics athletes across our province,” Byrne continued. “We want our Polar Plunge season to have 1,000 plungers and break our record from last year of 650 plungers throughout the province.”