B-r-r-r-race yourself, you're going in

Polar Bear dippers wasted no time coming back out of the water on New Year's Day.CARLA ALLEN PHOTO

Published on January 1, 2013; Published on January 1, 2013
Carla Allen The Vanguard

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The weather did little to deter these hardy souls.

Topics :: Yarmouth Polar Bear Club , Yarmouth Fire Department , Lake Milo

With temperatures hovering a few degrees above zero and northwest winds gusting to 55 km/hr, polar bear dippers flung off their towels, blankets and jackets and raced into Lake Milo.

Some screamed. It was all over in under two minutes. The fundraiser is held annually by the Yarmouth Polar Bear Club to benefit the Yarmouth Fire Department.

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Louis Perkins

- January 23, 2013 at 19:33:39

Brrrrrr!!! These guys are troopers for going out in the bitter cold like that, hhahaha the guy with the GoPro I recognize from the plumbing company I use inCalgary, nice to see him having some fun.

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