PHOTOS: 21st Whitefish Penguin Plunge raises over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Members of the Whitefish Police Department leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Kalispell Police Officer Jason Parce and K-9 Cairo step out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Kalispell Police Officer Jason Parce tosses K-9 Cairo into Whitefish Lake after Cairo had second thoughts about chasing his water toy during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Mick Bedore shows off his costume before the the Penguin Plunge at Whitefish Lake on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants leap into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

A participant wearing an Eddie the Eagle costume steps out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants swim out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Ivalu Risager leaps into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants step out of Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 5. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raised over $60,000 for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)