Why a safety perimeter with divers?
The Seal Beach Police Association Polar Plunge uses the Seal Beach Lifeguards to keep the Plungers safe. Our event is a fun and wacky event, but there is some risk from the water being so cold and winter storms can really raise the currents. These highly trained individuals consider air and water temperature, current strengths, amount of debris in the water, and other surf conditions to decide both a maximum time Plungers are allowed to stay in the water and how deep Plungers can go. How does the Plunge occur? Just prior to the actual Plunge, all the other wacky, crazy, and really excited Plungers enter the plunger only area. This is a fenced off area on the beach with the starting line that only Plungers are allowed into. A safety briefing by our beach lifeguards will remind you how to Plunge safely. Once the briefing is over, we will give our Special Olympians the opportunity to take the Plunge! For their safety, we will ask that everyone else hold back until they can get safely out
