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Normally the scene at Coopers Beach in Southampton on the Saturday of the second weekend in December is a mix of bundled up supporters, readily waiting to warm swimmers with towels, and those in bathing suits or the costume of their choice, shivering away as they await the annual holiday season dip into the Atlantic Ocean. But this year, if you didn’t know any better, Human Resources of the Hamptons’ Polar Bear Plunge looked and felt like an autumn day.

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The wait begins

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Chris Cuomo and Mayor Mark Epley

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Chris Cuomo with his son

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Chris Cuomo, Mark Epley, Jimmy Mack, and Brian Mott

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Tony Vargas

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It was a pleasant day for a plunge

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Plungers enjoyed complimentary refreshments during the Survivor’s Celebration

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Santa and Santa made an appearance

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Zach Epley, Southampton Village Mayor Mark Epley, and Nick Epley

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Attendees donned festive garb

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Posing with the Polar Bear

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Plungers came out in full force

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Enjoying the plunge

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A Viking plunger

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The mad dash

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Plunging

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Ready to fire the canon

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Southampton Hospital Nurses

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Southampton Village Trustee Richard Yastrzemski