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Polar Bear Plunge Scheduled In Md.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Participants in an annual polar bear plunge are taking a dip in the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis.

Saturday's plunge raises money for the Special Olympics Maryland.

This is the 15th annual polar bear plunge. Since 1997 the event has raised more than $16 million for the Special Olympics.

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