Berliner Seals take NY Day plunge in Oranke Lake

<p>Intrepid swimmers took a plunge in a lake on the outskirts of Berlin on Tuesday for a traditional New Year&#39;s swim in the 2 degrees Celsius (35.6 degrees Fahrenheit) cold waters.</p><p><img src="https://imedia-peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/up/cms/www/201901/01221311birl.jpg" title="无标题b.jpg" alt="无标题b.jpg"/></p><p><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Video source: AP</span></p><p>Many of the participants in the annual event, organised by the &quot;Berlin Seals&quot; swimming club at Lake Oranke, wore fancy dress hats and costumes.</p><p>There was no ice on the lake, which is unusual for this time of the year, but water temperatures on the windy day were still close to freezing.</p><p><br/></p>