Thursday, January 1, 2015
Polar Bear Plunge in Coeur d'Alene Photos
Hundreds of people braved temperatures in the high teens to jump into 40 degree water on New Years Day at Sanders Beach in Coeur d’Alene for the annual Polar Bear Plunge.
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Chad Bennett, left, announces that 12 minutes are left before the beginning of the Polar Bear Plunge.
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Connor Szott, left, and his mother Shellie wait for the beginning of the Polar Bear Plunge.
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Aaron Crowell, left, and his twin 10 year old sons Nathan, right, and Michael get dressed after the Polar Bear Plunge.
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Kerry Johnson, left, helps her brother Michael Green, right, dress his 7 year old son Joshua, after the Polar Bear Plunge.
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(Left to right) Robert Cliff, Brad Hoppie, Brandon Spry, Megan Hodges and Debby Dotson stand in front of a bonfire after the Polar Bear Plunge.
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Jonathan Windham sits in the water for 40 minutes after the Polar Bear Plunge, while Joseph Dickens, left, and Heidi Montez watch.
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Libby, Mont. resident Rick Klin deflates an inflatable polar bear after the Polar Bear Plunge.
Tags: photos , culture , coeur d'alene , id , idaho , lake , polar bear plunge , Arts & Culture , Image
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Young Kwak is a staff photographer at the Inlander. Moving to Spokane in 2007 from Los Angeles, Young started contributing as a photographer for the Inlander in 2008.
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