Photo: Shelley Lynch Photography

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – It was genuinely a once-in-a-lifetime moment.

A Florida lensman captured a series of photos showing dolphins playing and eating adjacent a young surfer connected New Smyrna Beach Sunday astatine sunrise.

Shelley Lynch, who is known for photographing dolphins successful the area, said it happened fractional a mile from the jetty.

“I watched a pod of dolphins feeding to my near conscionable passed the waves arsenic the prima was coming up. As soon arsenic this young surfer was successful the water, the dolphins came close implicit to accidental hullo and play successful the waves with him. I was truthful excited to spot him surrounded!” Lynch wrote.

Photo: Shelley Lynch Photography

The photos amusement conscionable however shocking it was for the surfer, successful a infinitesimal helium volition present retrieve for the remainder of his life.

Photo: Shelley Lynch Photography

Lynch said the photos volition beryllium talented to the surfer for Christmas.

Click present to sojourn Shelley Lynch Photography.

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Carianne Luter is simply a societal media shaper for News4Jax and has worked astatine Channel 4 since December 2015. She graduated from the University of North Florida with a grade successful communications.