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Attacked ____________________ a shark off the coast of Australia , a tourist thought his life was over . But then , miraculously , three dolphins came to ____________________ rescue . They were the same dolphins he ____________________ been playing with a few minutes prior to the shark attack .
Friends on a boat saw exactly ____________________ was happening but could do ____________________ to help . One of them said afterwards , 'If the dolphins ____________________ arrived on the scene , it would have ____________________ the end for Tom . We saw him trying to punch the shark to keep ____________________ away , , but it was hopeless . ' The dolphins then turned up ____________________ swam in circles around Tom , keeping the shark ____________________ a distance . They also made a lot of noise ____________________ slapping the water with their fins and tails . This scared the shark off and prevented it ____________________ returning . According to experts , dolphins behave in the ____________________ way when their young ____________________ being attacked .
The dolphins continued to circle ____________________ Tom's friends were able to pull him into the boat . They raced to the shore , where Tom ____________________ given first aid , and then drove him to a local hospital , where he was able ____________________ recover from his wounds .
This is just one of many reported cases of dolphins helping humans ____________________ get into trouble in the sea . They seem to regard us ____________________ one of their family .