People in coastal cities start 2019 with sea plunges

Swimmers line up and start to prepare themselves for the swim during the annual L Street Brownies New Year's Day Plunge at the Curley Community Center in South Boston, Massachusetts on January 1, 2019. The water was 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 Celcius). The Brownies traditional swim on the New Year's dates back over 100 years. Many Brownies go out and swim 365 days a year, but on New Year's day they are joined by as many as 600 locals. [Photo: VCG]