Jim Solomon’s, spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said that Dawn Brancheau slipped and fell into the tank, and drowned. However, several eyewitnesses stated they saw the whale jump out of the water, grab the trainer, knock her shoe off, violently thrash her in the water and drown her. Read More...
Sea World killer whale trainer killed at Shamu Stadium
A trainer who worked at the Shamu Stadium in Sea World was killed today at approximately 2:00 p.m., while preparing a crowd for a live performance. The trainer has been identified as forty-year-old Dawn Brancheau, and there are conflicting stories regarding the events that occurred. The Orange County Sherriff’s Office is conducting an industrial accident probe. At approximately 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 24, 2010, paramedics arrived and found the victim, Dawn Brancheau, unresponsive in the killer whale’s tank.
Jim Solomon’s, spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said that Dawn Brancheau slipped and fell into the tank, and drowned. However, several eyewitnesses stated they saw the whale jump out of the water, grab the trainer, knock her shoe off, violently thrash her in the water and drown her. Read More...
Jim Solomon’s, spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said that Dawn Brancheau slipped and fell into the tank, and drowned. However, several eyewitnesses stated they saw the whale jump out of the water, grab the trainer, knock her shoe off, violently thrash her in the water and drown her. Read More...