2019 Wildwood Polar Plunge a Success! (Drone Video)

2019 Wildwood Polar Plunge a Success!

It was a cold 35 degrees today when Wildwood Polar Plungers took to the waters in support of New Jersey’sSpecial Olympics. The annual Polar Plunge drew in over1,000people who braved the cold winter weather and almost freezing temperatures to support an amazing cause.

For those who do not know what theWildwood Polar Plunge is, it is a family-friendly event benefiting more than 25,000 athletes of the New JerseySpecial Olympicswhere plungers donate money to take a plunge in the freezing Atlantic Ocean.

As the numbers are still being counted, we are told that the overall amount raised for the event, since it was first introduced, hit over 3 million dollars for the New Jersey Special Olympics. It seems that every year more and more are turning out for theWildwood Polar Plunge.

This yearthere were so many awesome costumes and themes worn by the polar plungers. From Bananasto Mummerseveryone looked amazing and had a fantastic time.

We went ahead and filmed theWildwood Polar Plunge from a few different angles for you to enjoy from your warm couches!

Below is a drone video and the Facebook live video. We will have a recap of the event going up online on Monday!