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Costumes, cold water and a cause: Wrightsville Plunge rings in 2026 with record turnout

Summary by WWAY TV
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY-TV) – It’s News Years Day – a time that represents hope and new beginnings. On Thursday, more than a thousand people, including two reporters from WWAY, started off 2026 by taking a plunge into the Atlantic Ocean at the 11th Annual Wrightsville Plunge. Leeann Zierenberg, Jill Watson and DeeDee Greene celebrated their fourth year plunging in a unique costume. “We are Avatars, we are the good guys,” Zierenberg said. WW…
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WWAY TV broke the news in on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
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