Watch 4,000 plunge into Rehoboth Beach waves to raise money for Special Olympics Delaware

The sun was out but the air and water temperature were only 41 degrees when a record 4,380 people ran into the Atlantic Ocean at Rehoboth Beach Sunday. The bone-chilling dive was for the 2024 Polar Bear Plunge. The annual event is a fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Delaware. The weekend of events began on Saturday with a 5K walk/run race on the boardwalk. Organizers said 500 participants made their way down one end of the boardwalk and then looped back to return to the starting point for a 3.1-mile...