Yahoo! News - Heroic dolphin pod saves swimmers
Four New Zealanders found themselves suddenly surrounded by a circling pod of dolphins three weeks ago. Yahoo! News reports:
The shark, a nine-foot great white according to Howles, came within six feet of the group, but was not able to penetrate the dolphins' protective huddle. The dolphins circled for another 40 minutes before the danger had passed and the four swimmers were allowed by their guardians to return to shore.
Lifesavers Rob Howes, his 15-year-old daughter Niccy, Karina Cooper and Helen Slade were swimming 300 feet off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New Zealand's North Island when the dolphins herded them -- apparently to protect them from a shark.
The shark, a nine-foot great white according to Howles, came within six feet of the group, but was not able to penetrate the dolphins' protective huddle. The dolphins circled for another 40 minutes before the danger had passed and the four swimmers were allowed by their guardians to return to shore.
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