PARTICIPANTS EMERGE FROM the water at Goddard Memorial State Park Beach in Warwick on Jan. 1 during the ninth annual Laid-back Fitness Frozen Clam Dip & Obstaplunge. The event raised $14,177 to support Mentor Rhode Island. / COURTESY LAID-BACK FITNESS
WARWICK – The only New Year’s Day polar plunge to feature an obstacle course set a high-water mark for funds raised in the event’s history. The ninth annual Laid-back Fitness Frozen Clam Dip & Obstaplunge, held Jan. 1 at Goddard Memorial State Park Beach in Warwick, raised $14,177 to support Mentor Rhode Island, a nonprofit…