Eagle Scout Irwin plunges into the icy water of Lake Sakakawea during the MHA Nation’s ninth annual Ice Warrior Plunge held Wednesday. The event raises funds for cancer awareness. Photo by Karen LoneFight.
Mathias Jackson does a back flip into the water at the 4 Bears Marina, west of New Town, during the MHA Nation’s annual Ice Warrior Plunge on Wednesday. Members of the Burlington Fire Department dive team are in the background.
NEW TOWN – Participants took the plunge and jumped into the frigid water of Lake Sakakawea for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation’s ninth annual Ice Warrior Plunge on Wednesday at the 4 Bears Marina, west of New Town.
Lovell Overlie, a spokesperson for the Office of Mark Fox, chairman of the MHA Nation, said as of Wednesday, the event raised $72,000, with pledges still coming in. There were 103 participants.
Funds from the Ice Warrior Plunge will go to the MHA Nation Cancer Fund and the American Indian Cancer Foundation. The event has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years.
