Nearly 1,300 people raised $330,000 for the Special Olympics at the annual Polar Bear Plunge in Louisville, Ky., organizers said.
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The event was held Saturday at the Tumbleweed restaurant using two soft-sided pools because heavy rains caused the water level in the Ohio River to rise, The Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal reported.
The water temperature was 36 degrees when the event started. The top fundraiser was Russell Miller, Louisville, with $10,368.80.
Mark Buerger, communications director for Special Olympics Kentucky, said Miller was part of the 80-member Ice Socks team, which raised $63,437.
