A group of fishermen had a once in a lifetime experience with a friendly dolphin off the coast of Egypt.

The footage, captured on May 7 in the Red Sea, shows two men petting and swimming alongside a dolphin.

The filmer writes: ''We were fishing and a group of dolphins appeared.

''One of the dolphins was not shy at all. He came very close and did not have any fear.

''The dolphin let us touch him and he even wanted us to cuddle with him.

''It was [once in] a lifetime experience.''

It is not recommended for humans to touch dolphins in the wild. Illnesses can be passed from dolphins to humans while some people have suffered bites and broken bones.

Few weeks ago my friend and relative and me where fishing and snorkeling along the red sea coast. Since the fishernet of a friend was prepared and ready for fishing the dolphins were coming. Once of the dolphins wasn´t shy at all. He always came very close and didn´t have any fear. Sometimes when we were lucky, the dolphin let himself be touched and he even wanted us to cuddle with him. After a while the dolphin group started to take out some fishes of the fishernet. Later then there was a pufferfish and maybe some of you know that dolphins can get high from the pufferfish once they touch them. This was a lifetime experience!