The actor detailed the eventful day on his longboard, and has retold the stories over the years Years ago, Dick Van Dyke's surfing expedition took a turn after he fell asleep The Mary Poppins actor "started seeing fins" while out on his 10-foot surfboard,

Dick Van Dyke thought he was a goner after getting washed out to sea during a surfing accident—until his life was saved by a pod of porpoises. Recalling the incident on The Late Late Show back in 2010,