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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. [4][6][7] She was killed by an orca, Tilikum, [8] who was also ...
On February 24, 2010, Tilikum killed Dawn Brancheau, a 40-year-old SeaWorld trainer. [31] [32] Brancheau was killed following a Dine with Shamu show. The veteran trainer was rubbing Tilikum as part of a post-show routine when the orca grabbed her and pulled her into the water. [32] [33] [34] SeaWorld stated that Tilikum had grabbed Brancheau by ...
February 27, 1980. Died. (2009-12-24) December 24, 2009. Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain. Alexis Martínez (died December 24, 2009) was a Spanish animal trainer, notable as the victim of a fatal attack by an orca (killer whale). He was killed by a SeaWorld -owned orca, Keto, held at Loro Parque 's Orca Ocean in the Canary Islands. [1][2]
Gerardo Mora/Getty Images The family of Dawn Brancheau, the SeaWorld Orlando trainer that was dragged to her death underwater by an orca in front of horrified onlookers a year ago February, is ...
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.
SeaWorld officials report that the infamous whale Tilikum, that dragged a trained underwater to her death in 2010, is in deteriorating health.
In March 2016, following the 2010 death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau, and subsequent public backlash from the 2013 documentary Blackfish, SeaWorld announced they would be ending their orca breeding program, and phasing out their orca shows, instead opting to introduce "new, inspiring, natural orca encounters rather than theatrical shows ...
On February 24, 2010, the large Icelandic bull orca Tilikum killed Dawn Brancheau, an experienced trainer, at the end of a "Dine with Shamu" show at SeaWorld Orlando. [79] SeaWorld officials stated that Tilikum grabbed Brancheau by her ponytail and pulled her into the water, drowning her.