Making a splash

Many challenged the Puget Sound’s cold waters at the Whidbey Island Polar Bear Dive in Freeland.

Levi Stoner of Issaquah, left, takes a dive into the chilly waters of Double Bluff Beach on Jan. 1 as part of the annual Whidbey Island Polar Bear Dive in Freeland. He is joined by mother Rachel Stoner, right, and various other members of the Stoner and Weigel families.