Dolphins Join Man on His Early Morning Swim off Florida Coast

A woman captured a magical moment off the coast of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, on December 6 when a man was joined by a pod of dolphins during an early morning swim.

Cherie Alane Wright recorded the moment Robert Reid found himself swimming alongside dolphins and told Storyful she had never seen anything like it before.

“I was excited to see such an amazing event on my morning walk,” she said. “The whole thing lasted for about 2 minutes, but I only caught the last 40 seconds.”

Robert Reid, the man swimming in the video, told local news outlet News4JAX he noticed the dolphins following him “for about a quarter of a mile and kept getting closer.”

“It never felt like I was in danger. They just seemed to be curious and playing. They were never aggressive,” he told News4JAX.

The video shows several dorsal fins appearing and disappearing alongside Reid as the sun rises. Credit: Cherie Alane Wright via Storyful