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Polar Bear Club members take frigid plunge in Coney Island

Members of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club braved the frigid winter temperatures Sunday as they ran in the waters off the boardwalk. Dozens ran into the frigid waters off the snow-covered boardwalk.

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Jan 25, 2016, 1:03 PM

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