Renton 2017 New Year’s Day polar bear plunge

The water temperature was 41 degrees and the air was 32.

Some Renton residents took the polar bear plunge New Year’s Day into Lake Washington.

The annual plunge was at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park.

A sign on the beach said the water temperature was 41 degrees and the air temperature at 32.

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