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Seattle attempts to host world’s largest water balloon fight

Aug 28, 2013, 10:03 AM | Updated: 10:32 am

Participants have a great time throwing thousands of water balloons at each other during one of the...

Participants have a great time throwing thousands of water balloons at each other during one of the world's largest water balloon fights at the Seattle Center. (Photo by Hannah Kadletz/MyNorthwest.com)

(Photo by Hannah Kadletz/MyNorthwest.com)

On August 17th, Seattle attempted to host the world’s largest water balloon fight.

Although falling a couple thousand short of the record, they managed to raise $55,000 for Camp Korey, a local charity dedicated to transforming the lives of children with serious and life-altering medical conditions.

Around 4,000 people came out to the Seattle Center for the water balloon fight and had a great time throwing water balloons on a sunny day in Seattle.

Report by MyNorthwest.com intern Hannah Kadletz

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