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Dawn Therese Brancheau (née LoVerde, April 16, 1969 – February 24, 2010) was an American animal trainer at SeaWorld. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She worked with orcas at SeaWorld Orlando for fifteen years, including a leading role in revamping the Shamu show, [ 3 ] [ 5 ] and was SeaWorld's poster girl .
Tilikum (c. December 1981 [1] – 6 January 2017), nicknamed Tilly, [2] was a captive male orca who spent most of his life at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida.He was captured in Iceland in 1983; about a year later, he was transferred to Sealand of the Pacific near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [3]
SeaWorld officials report that the infamous whale Tilikum, that dragged a trained underwater to her death in 2010, is in deteriorating health.
On December 24, 2009, exactly two months before Tilikum killed Dawn Brancheau, Loro Parque trainer [Alexis Martínez] was working with Keto, a killer whale owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. During a training session, Keto pulled [Martínez] under water and then rammed him in his chest.
In 2010, the death of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau made global headlines after the 40-year-old was horrifically killed in front of an audience at SeaWorld Orlando.
Milan Boers, flickr The killer whale that killed a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando one year ago is back in the spotlight today, scheduled to perform for the first time since the
On February 24, 2010, 40-year-old trainer Dawn Brancheau, who had 15 years of experience at the park, died in another incident involving Tilikum. SeaWorld's head of animal training said that during a rubdown after the show, Tilikum pulled Brancheau into the water by her ponytail, and she drowned.
The killer whale featured in the documentary 'Blackfish' that made the case against keeping orcas in captivity died on Friday, SeaWorld officials said. SeaWorld killer whale Tilikum of 'Blackfish ...