The Capital Polar Plunge was in Salem on Saturday, at Illahe Hills Country Club. More than 365 participants took the plunge into the chilled pool, raising more than $60,000 for Special Olympics in the process.
Officers from the Salem Police Department jump into the pool at Illahe Hills Country Club on March 4 for the Capital Polar Plunge. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
A member of the Woodburn Police Department polar plunge team cannonballs into the pool at Illahe Hills Country Club for the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
DOJ family and friends make the jump for the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4 at Illahe Country Club. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
Participants from South Salem High School jump in the pool at Illahe Country Club for the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) Country Club for the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
The team from Creating Pathways Therapy jumps into the Illahe Hills Country Club pool for the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
The McKay Unified Royal Scots from McKay High School make the jump into the pool at Illahe Hills Country Club for the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
Auburn Unified Astros from Auburn Elemntary hit the water at the Capital Polar Plunge at Illahe Hills Country Club on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
North Salem High School’s North Salem Unified Vikings take the plunge as a group on March 4 at the Capital Polar Plunge at Illahe Hills Country Club. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
Sprague High School participants jump in the Illahe Hills Country Club pool on March 4 for the Capital Polar Plunge. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
Oregon Pageant Inc and families feel the cold water in the Illahe Hills Country Club pool for the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
The Walker Unified Champions from Walker Middle School, dressed as Depicable Me characters, jump into the Illahe Hills Country Club pool as part of the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
The lone participant from IS Living’s Living Icicles team jumps in the pool at Illahe Hills Country Club with arms and legs spread wide for the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
The lone participant from IS Living’s Living Icicles team hits the water at Illahe Hills Country Club with arms and legs spread wide for the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
The lone participant from IS Living’s Living Icicles team hits the water at Illahe Hills Country Club with arms and legs spread wide for the Capital Polar Plunge on March 4. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) 
Members of the Masked Warriors make the plunge into the Illahe Country Club pool on March 4 for the Capital Polar Plunge. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes)