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Participants in the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge leap from the dock at the Point Defiance boat launch and into Commencement Bay in Point Defiance Park, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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Dahlia Gietka, 8, gasps after leaping into Commencement Bay with her dad Noah Gietka during the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge at the Point Defiance boat launch in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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Participants wait for the official start of the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge in Point Defiance Park, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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A man leaps from the dock during the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge in Point Defiance Park, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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Some participants only get their feet wet during the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge in Point Defiance Park, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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Ian Standifer, 5, and his brother Avery, 7, from left, run down the boat launch and into Commencement Bay during the Cub Plunge, for youth under 10 years of age, during the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge at the Point Defiance Marina, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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Participants swim toward shore during the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge in Point Defiance Park, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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Hundreds of participants and spectators turned out for the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge at the Point Defiance boat launch, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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Hundreds of participants and spectators turned out for the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge at the Point Defiance boat launch, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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Hundreds of participants and spectators turned out for the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge at the Point Defiance boat launch, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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After completing the one-mile First Run, Amanda Shutters and Eric Lattim, from left, take a dip in the frigid water of Commencement Bay at the Point Defiance Marina, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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Participants in the 2nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge leap from the dock at the Point Defiance boat launch and into Commencement Bay in Point Defiance Park, in Tacoma, January 1, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
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