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Published February 29, 2012, 12:00 AM

1... 2... 3... Plunge!

A bundled-up crowd cheered, cringed and laughed Sunday as hundreds of people plunged into the dang-cold water of Lake Darling during the 2012 Alexandria Polar Plunge. This year’s Polar Plunge registered 340 people who willingly jumped into the icy water, raising more than $60,000 for Special Olympics Minnesota.

By: Amy Chaffins, Alexandria Echo Press

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