Isle of Palms Polar Plunge goes virtual VIDEO: Isle of Palms Polar Plunge goes virtual By Danielle Seat | February 19, 2021 at 7:24 AM EST - Updated February 19 at 7:24 AM ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCSC) - People who want to participate in the 2021 Isle of Palms Polar Plunge this year will have to get creative with taking the âplungeâ at home. The annual fundraiser is going virtual because of the pandemic. Leigh Lowery with the South Carolina Special Olympics says people have been plunging in pools and lakes. For the first time, Lowery says they have all law enforcement agencies in the Lowcountry on board.