VIDEO: Dolphins protect long-distance swimmer from shark

NEW ZEALAND (WITI) -- A long-distance swimmer was protected on his journey by a pod of dolphins.

Adam Walker was on a 16-mile swim in New Zealand's Cook Strait as a part of the Oceans Seven mission when he spotted a great white shark, according to Yahoo! News.

At that time, a pod of dolphins surrounded Walker, and swam at his side for nearly an hour until the shark left.