Dolphins Protect British Swimmer From Great White Shark (VIDEO)

British open-water swimmer British Adam Walker was swimming across the New Zealand’s Cook Strait as a part of the Oceans Seven mission, when a great white shark appeared below him.

As Walker become worried, a pod of dolphins swam up and surrounded him. The group of about 10 stayed with him for an hour until the shark left.

“I’d like to think they were protecting me and guiding me home!” he posted on Facebook. “This swim will stay with me forever.”

Walker finished the 16-mile swim in 8 hours and 36 minutes.

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