Chicago Residents Ring in New Year With Icy Dip Into Lake Michigan

Frigid temperatures in Chicago didn't deter some hearty residents of the windy city from ringing in the New Year with a dip in icy Lake Michigan. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Published

4 months ago

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US, Seriously?

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United States, Seriously?

Places

Michigan, Chicago, Lake Michigan

Transcript

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Temperatures in the mid-teens in Chicago didn't deter some hearty residents of the windy city from plunging into Lake Michigan. They rang in the New Year with a dip in its frigid waters after using a backhoe to chop up the ice that had collected at the lake's surface. Some of the swimmers wore protective wet suits but others chose to wade in wearing just their summertime bathing shorts. Despite the cold they kept a sunny attitude, splashing in the slushy lake and immersing themselves in the nearly-frozen water.