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A nine-year-old girl riding a raft behind a boat over the weekend found herself suddenly in good company -- she was being trailed by a pack of dolphins, and her family caught the whole thing on tape.
Speaking to the LA Times, Gabrielle Zeni of Orange County said that she didn't realize the friendly sea creatures were surrounding her until her mother began pointing them out. Then, her mom snapped a photo of the girl, with at least five mammalian swimmers to either side.
Now, says Reyna Zeni, Gabrielle's mom, everyone thinks they Photoshopped the images. Her teenage brother -- who adds that the photos are indeed real -- said that he was nevertheless surprised that they caught the incident on film.
"The camera is ghetto," he said in an interview.