Whale Trainer Dies at SeaWorld
Veteran trainer Dawn Brancheau, 40, was drowned by a killer whale at Seaworld in Orlando.
Tilikum is the name of the whale that drowned the trainer after dragging her in by her ponytail. This marks the second person to be killed by this whale.
The company is currently preventing trainers from being in the water with the whales until more information is obtained about the trainer's death.
However, the killer whale show has resumed with Tilikum remaining an active member.
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