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Orca kills a trainer at Sea World Orlando

Initial reports coming out of the USA suggest that the myth of Shamu has been shattered for one individual and their family when a trainer was killed by a captive orca.

The LA Times is reporting that a Sea World guest 'Victoria Biniak told Local 6 that the trainer was a veteran of SeaWorld and had just finished explaining to the audience what they would see during the performance.

At that point, Biniak said, the whale came up from the water and grabbed the woman.'

'Orange County Fire Rescue personnel arrived on scene within five minutes of receiving a 911 call for an unknown medical condition just prior to 2 p.m., a spokesman said. The woman was dead when rescue officials arrived.'

WDCS's thoughts go out to the family of the trainer concerned. However, we should also say that this is just part of the tragedy that is capivity. You can learn more about this event and the nightmare of cetacean captivity at the WDCS website


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