Photos: 'Best ever' Polar Bear Plunge brings large crowd to WinterFest event
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From a 9-year-old girl to an 88-year-old woman, community members from near and far took the plunge at the WinterFest Polar Bear Plunge event on Saturday.
Emcee John Carter of WBTV brought laughs to the crowd as he introduced each plunger to the hundreds gathered around Chetola Lake.
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Reed Conner and Joel Brown dressed as fly fisherman and a trout during the Polar Bear Plunge. They won the Golden Plunger along with Jacob Daniels who painted the “trout.”
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88-year-old Joan Hearn is helped into the water at the Blowing Rock Polar Plunge. This was her 30th plunge.
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Hunger Heroes from the Hunger and Health Coalition. Pictured include Juan Carlos Rivera, Community Outreach Coordinator; Laura Buck, Food Recovery Coordinator; Jenn Bass, Acting Executive Director; Alex Boudreau, Grant Coordinator; Kayla Lasure, Volunteer and Intern Coordinator; and Billie Comer, intern.
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Nadine Wynarczyk of High Country Caregivers right as she lands in the water.
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Banana Man and Batman belly flop into Chetola Lake as part of the Polar Bear Plunge.
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John Carter talks to Jacob Daniels, winner of the Golden Plunger.
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Jonah Sherril and Jacob Houck of Blowing Rock Fire and Rescue were the firefighters making sure everyone was safe during the Polar Bear Plunge.
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