Laura D&#8217;Asaro, who has participated in the Plunge every year, strolls the grassy area of Matthews Beach Park in her rubber duck costume before the 14th annual Polar Bear Plunge in Seattle on New Year&#8217;s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. Hundreds of participants took the plunge into an estimated 48-degree Lake Washington, while air temperatures hovered at about 40 degrees during the noontime event.   (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)