Ken Takats and wife Carol Takats emerge from the Maumee River during the annual polar dip, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in Waterville, Ohio. Temperatures in Waterville reached the upper 30’s with gusts of wind anywhere from 20-50mph as revelers participated in the dip. (Photos: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune) SEE MORE PHOTOS |
Angelina Alvarado, 10, Paige Leck, 16, Laura Leck, Megan Zeller and Elaina Leck, 8 of Toledo and Maumee, have a family huddle among a crowd of attendees. |
Rebecca Higbea of Ottawa Hills, Michigan, looks on before jumping into the Maumee River. |
Jim Elliott (left) of Bowling Green and John Brown (middle) of Jerry City emerge from the Maumee River as Alexa Brown (right) and Randy Mead of Waterville Fire and Rescue watch. |