Homer cold plungers find community and stress relief, but an ER doctor advises caution

A group of people braced against the wind on a sandy beach on the Homer spit, which juts out into the Kachemak Bay, on a June evening at high tide.

Kammi Matson, who founded the group, gathered everyone to psych themselves up for the cold. They held hands and joined in a primal yell on the shore. Then, still holding hands, they waded into the waves, which were 46 degrees.

Matson has been running the weekly event for about three years…

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