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Twenty jump in icy St. Lawrence River, raise $3,700 for Ogdensburg Rescue Squad and Chamber of Commerce

Posted 2/17/15

Paige Merz takes the plunge in Ogdensburg. OGDENSBURG – Twenty brave men and women braved the icy St. Lawrence River to raise more than $3,000 for the Ogdensburg Rescue Squad and the Ogdensburg …

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Twenty jump in icy St. Lawrence River, raise $3,700 for Ogdensburg Rescue Squad and Chamber of Commerce

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Paige Merz takes the plunge in Ogdensburg.

OGDENSBURG – Twenty brave men and women braved the icy St. Lawrence River to raise more than $3,000 for the Ogdensburg Rescue Squad and the Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce.

The ice was 23 inches thick and temperatures were around 19 degrees during Saturday's "Polar Bear Plunge.'

The top money raiser was Paige Merz, who brought in $1,639. Merz was awarded $500 for her efforts.

Several plungers also won for the costume prizes and received $25 each. Those plungers were as follows:

Best Female – Paige Merz – “Jacqueline Frost”

Best Male – Jason Thomas – “DJ Lance from Yo GabaGaba

Creative – Blayne Finley – “Have a Heart” costume

Funniest – Andrew Conlan & Andrew Baker – “Mario Brothers”