Bonita Springs man records dolphin jump onto his paddleboard

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Imagine enjoying the day out on the water when, all of a sudden, a dolphin jumps and almost hits you.

That’s what happened to Tyler Vaughan of Bonita Springs recently.

While paddleboarding on the water, Vaughn says noticed a dolphin not too far away. As soon as he took out his phone to record, the unexpected happened: A dolphin jumped on to his board.

Video recording shows a dolphin is a little way away from Vaughn, and then it does a somersault, barely missing Vaughan’s board.

“I got spooked at first, but it circled back around and just kept following me,” Vaughn said. “So pretty exciting encounter but also a little scary.”

Vaughn says he’ll definitely tell this story for a long time to come.

Watch original recording below!

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