So why are we surprised when these huge wild beasts knock someone off ya know? God it's never a good thing...especially when it happens in front of a crowd....
A killer whale who has been linked to two other deaths in the past killed a trainer at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla., on Wednesday. The whale thrashed the woman around in the tank, drowning her in front of an audience. Dawn Brancheau, one of the park's most senior trainers, was rubbing the whale after a show, an interaction that onlookers described as "leisurely and informal," when the 12,000-pound whale grabber her and yanked her into the tank. One audience member described the killing to WKMG-TV: "[T]he whale 'took off really fast in the tank, and then he came back, shot up in the air, grabbed the trainer by the waist and started thrashing around, and one of her shoes flew off,' " the Associated Press reported. The 30-year-old whale has been linked to two deaths in the past: He was one of three orcas who killed a trainer who slipped and fell into the tank in 1991, and he was found with the body of a man who sneaked past security and into a park eight years later. Officials immediately closed part of the park and suspended whale shows at all SeaWorld parks to review procedures. No decision has been made yet concerning the future of the whale.
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