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Taking the plunge for New Year

People in the Netherlands, US, and Italy took a traditional dive in icy waters to celebrate the New Year.

In the Netherlands a record 21,000 participants in 48 locations across the country, went swimming in the North Sea.

In Chicago, a group of people took the plunge in Lake Michigan.

And in Rome, Maurizio Pampulli, known as "Tarzan" and three other daring divers jumped off the Cavour bridge at midday, with emergency crews monitoring the muddy waters for any mishap.

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