Photos: Frigid fun starts New Year
Polar Bear Plunge
Denise Stanek, center, gasps as she splashed into the water with Linda Crum and other friends at the annual Surf City Splash in Huntington Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Swimmers, many in costumes, plunge into the water at Huntington Beach Pier as part of the annual New Year's Day Surf City Splash. The water averages 58 degrees in January and most do not wear wetsuits. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Bethany Mollenkof)