Lanyha Spearman, left, splashes her dog, Lily, as Na’Kaiyah Sevey, 5, shouts in delight. The cousins came to Sabattus Pond on Wednesday afternoon to cool off on what was one of the hottest days of the year. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)

Raylan Jewette lets go of his stepfather, Patrick Davis, and prepares to fall into Sabattus Pond on Wednesday afternoon as his brother, Nikolas, watches. The family, including another brother building sandcastles on the beach at Martin’s Point, came to cool off on what was one of the hottest days of the year. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)

Patrick Davis of Sabattus tosses his stepson, Nikolas Jewette, into Sabattus Pond on Wednesday afternoon. Davis and his three stepsons came to the pond to cool off on what was one of the hottest days of the year. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)