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Hundreds swim in Germany’s annual icy Danube River race

By DW
28 Jan 2019 | 9:31 am | 4m 42s

A record number of people have taken part in the annual, 400-meter mid-winter dip in the Danube River in southern Germany. The water was so cold that 20 people had to be treated for hypothermia.

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