Shamu Whale Kills Trainer

Dawn Brancheau, a whale trainer at Sea World Orlando, was killed by a whale on February 24th, 2010. Tilikum, the whale who killed her, has killed two other times. Once when a man got into the park after hours, and another trainer years ago. The incident happened after an afternoon show with about twenty people who stayed behind after the show to take pictures, watching. She was apparently standing on the front stage when the whale turned around and went at her with full speed. Tilikum grabbed her waist by his mouth and dragged her into the pool. She was thrashed around both above and under water. The other trainers sounded the horn and netted the animal. Once the animal was lifted out of the water, Dawn was still in his mouth. The whale's jaw had to be preyed open to get the body of Dawn Brancheau out of the whale's mouth, she was then covered by a sheet, said an eye wittiness. According to msnbc.com.