Several thousand “Bears” made the plunge into the Atlantic Ocean Sunday at the 29th annual Lewes Polar Bear Plunge in Rehoboth Beach to benefit Delaware Special Olympics. (Special to the Delaware State News/Chuck Snyder)

Sunday marked the annual Lewes Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics Delaware, when more than 3,700 volunteers took the plunge into the Atlantic Ocean from the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk. The number of volunteers and the money raised – $1.02 million – are both records in the 29-year history of the event.