Chilly challenge
John Baird, right, high-fives Buford Howell, with Tasia DeRuwe between them, during the Valentine's Polar Plunge into Lake Coeur d'Alene to benefit Special Olympics Idaho on Thursday.
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Kootenai County Sheriff's deputies Kurtis Didier, left, and Mitch Jan carry Jessica Bellefeuille from Lake Coeur d'Alene following the Valentine's Polar Plunge on Thursday
Dustin Johnson warms up by the fire after the Valentine's Polar Plunge into Lake Coeur d'Alene on Thursday.
Participants in the Valentine's Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Idaho stand in Lake Coeur d'Alene on Thursday.
Jonathan Traw leaves Lake Coeur d'Alene after taking the Valentine's Polar Plunge on Thursday.
COEUR d’ALENE — Dustin Johnson was ready to dive into Lake Coeur d’Alene on Thursday morning.
Then, he wasn't.
Johnson took a look at the cold, blue water, glanced at the equally cold, gray sky, felt the biting wind and thought, not today.
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