Whale kills trainer as horrified crowd watches at Florida amusement park
China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-26 07:49
Dawn Brancheau, a whale trainer at SeaWorld Adventure Park, poses while performing in 2005. Brancheau was killed in an accident with a killer whale yesterday. AP/Orlando Sentinel |
ORLANDO, Florida: A SeaWorld killer whale snatched a trainer from a poolside platform Wednesday in its jaws and thrashed the woman around underwater, killing her in front of a horrified audience. It marked the third time the orca had been involved in a human death.
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