FLORENCE — About 150 people, dressed in swimsuits and shorts and T-shirts, lined the banks of the Tennessee River at McFarland Park on Wednesday waiting on the countdown to the fourth annual Plunge Into the New Year.
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Suicide prevention awareness draws over 100 to take the plunge
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Participants rush to the chilly waters of the Tennessee River for The Plunge into the New Year at McFarland Park. The plunge brings awareness of the daily number of veteran suicides in the US.[MATT MCKEAN/TIMESDAILY]
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Participants come out of the chilly waters of the Tennessee River for The Plunge into the New Year at McFarland Park. The plunge brings awareness of the daily number of veteran suicides in the US.[MATT MCKEAN/TIMESDAILY]
- MATT MCKEAN
Organizer Josh Miles, left, celebrates with participants after rushing into the chilly waters of the Tennessee River for The Plunge into the New Year at McFarland Park. The plunge brings awareness of the daily number of veteran suicides in the US.[MATT MCKEAN/TIMESDAILY]
- MATT MCKEAN
Participants Donna Bell and Sara Freeman react after rushing into the chilly waters of the Tennessee River for The Plunge into the New Year at McFarland Park. The plunge brings awareness of the daily number of veteran suicides in the US.[MATT MCKEAN/TIMESDAILY]
- MATT MCKEAN
Participants Jason Kristof and Chris Martinez prepare to rush to the chilly waters of the Tennessee River for The Plunge into the New Year at McFarland Park. The plunge brings awareness of the alarming daily number of veteran suicides in the US.[MATT MCKEAN/TIMESDAILY]
- MATT MCKEAN
Participants rush out of the chilly waters of the Tennessee River for The Plunge into the New Year at McFarland Park. The plunge brings awareness of the daily number of veteran suicides in the US.[MATT MCKEAN/TIMESDAILY]
- MATT MCKEAN
Participants come out of the chilly waters of the Tennessee River for The Plunge into the New Year at McFarland Park. The plunge brings awareness of the daily number of veteran suicides in the US.[MATT MCKEAN/TIMESDAILY]
- MATT MCKEAN
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