The crowd surged into the freezing Atlantic Ocean in the latest in a series of winter plunges at the Jersey Shore.

This year’s Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside is on Feb. 22. Last year’s plunge, the 31st held in Seaside Heights, drew approximately 8,000 spectators and participants, according to organizers.

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay this weekend marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. Check out photos from the cold event.

More than 8,000 people got freezin' for a reason on Saturday, Feb. 24 for the annual Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge, which ...