MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A Myrtle Beach woman got the thrill of a lifetime this week when dozens of dolphins surrounded her and her husband during a jet ski ride just off Waties Island.<\/p>\n
Kimberly Malibu-Grove said the encounter happened Wednesday in the waters near the island, which sits just above Cherry Grove, right before the South Carolina-North Carolina border. <\/p>\n
She said the pod numbered around 50 dolphins, several of which leaped from the water around the couple\u2019s jet ski.<\/p>\n
Video captured by Malibu-Grove shows one dolphin launching high into the air just feet from the couple, getting close enough that her husband had to steer the jet ski out of the way.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he wouldn\u2019t have moved the jet ski out of the way from that last one, he would have hit us,\u201d Malibu-Grove said.<\/p>\n
Even with the dolphin\u2019s close approach, Malibu-Grove said it only added to an unforgettable day on the water.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was such an amazing experience. We have such a love for dolphins,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She called it a once-in-a-lifetime encounter.<\/p>\n
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