10th Annual Polar Plunge
February 2, 2002
More than 2,500 people participated in the event and
raised
almost $300,00.00 for the Virginia Special Olympics.
Emergency Medical Services (
EMS) Standby -
Rescue 14: 2 Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulances, 1 zone car, and 1 suburban 4x4.
Transported two patients to Beach General: A bystander with a possible fracture arm as a result of a fall on the boardwalk and a Polar Plunge participant unconscious, cause unknown.
Treated on scene and or advice given: 2 Polar Plunge participants.
Virginia Beach EMS Dive Team: Two Dive Trucks, 2 Surf Boats, 1 Jet
Ski, 1 Beach 4-wheel vehicle.
Dive Team vehicles and dive team members from the following cities: Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, U.S. Navy, and 1 U.S. Coast Guard Boat.
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