Jan 2, 2013 9:32 AM
South Korean singer turned YouTube sensation PSY, a pair of young elves and two girls donning polar bear hats with matching white bikinis were among a mob that dashed into the chilly waters at Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett on a cold New Year’s Day to celebrate the 11th annual Polar Bear Plunge.
This year’s plunge was appropriately frigid—or, as East Hampton Town Councilman Dominick Stanzione announced at one point “a balmy 38 degrees”—breaking a recent trend of warmer plunges. Last year, plungers dipped into waters during a 50-plus degree New Year’s Day.
The event, known as the Food Pantry Plunge, was sponsored by the East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, the Hurricane swim team and the YMCA East Hampton RECenter. It was held to raise money for local food pantries, and required... more
This year’s plunge was appropriately frigid—or, as East Hampton Town Councilman Dominick Stanzione announced at one point “a balmy 38 degrees”—breaking a recent trend of warmer plunges. Last year, plungers dipped into waters during a 50-plus degree New Year’s Day.
The event, known as the Food Pantry Plunge, was sponsored by the East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, the Hurricane swim team and the YMCA East Hampton RECenter. It was held to raise money for local food pantries, and required... more
