VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime moment.
A Florida photographer captured a sequence of photos showing dolphins playing and eating near a young surfer on New Smyrna Beach Sunday at sunrise.
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Shelley Lynch, who is known for photographing dolphins in the area, said it happened half a mile from the jetty.
“I watched a pod of dolphins feeding to my left just passed the waves as the sun was coming up. As soon as this young surfer was in the water, the dolphins came right over to say hello and play in the waves with him. I was so excited to see him surrounded!” Lynch wrote.
The photos show just how shocking it was for the surfer, in a moment he will now remember for the rest of his life.
Lynch said the photos will be gifted to the surfer for Christmas.