On october 30 , 2004 , lifeguard rob howes took his fifteen - year - old daughter niccy and two of her friends swimming near the town of whangarei , and as mr . howes said , " a pod of dolphins suddenly started to herd us up ; they pushed all four of us together by doing tight circles around us . 2004年10月30日，救生员罗伯豪威rob howes带着15岁女儿妮西niccy和她的两个朋友到晃加雷城whangarei附近的海边游泳。豪威先生表示：有一群海豚突然绕着我们打转，将我们四个人紧紧围住。
