Killer Whale Kills Trainer Dawn Brancheau (VIDEO)
Tragedy at SeaWorld’s Shamu Stadium, trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed Wednesday when one of the show’s killer whales dragged her underwater and she drowned. According to SeaWorld officials the 12,000-pound Tilikum pulled Dawn Brancheau, 40, into the orca’s tank about 2p.m. Witnesses said that the whale suddenly grabbed Brancheau by the upper arm, tossed her around in his mouth and pulled her beneath the water as dozens of tourists looked on in horror.
