On February 24th, 2010, SeaWorld Orlando hosted another “Dine with Shamu” performance, where guests ate lunch while watching trainers interact closely with orcas. Among them was veteran trainer Dawn ...

On February 24, 2010, SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was working with Tilikum after a public “Dine with Shamu” show when the orca grabbed her ponytail and pulled her into the water. In front of ...

Though it doesn’t open in Orlando until sometime in August (stay tuned for more coverage when the film comes out), the initial NY/LA release of Magnolia Pictures and CNN films’ Blackfish is coming ...

MIAMI - A killer whale that dragged a trainer to her death eluded SeaWorld workers who furiously unfurled nets while it swam pool-to-pool during the attack last week, according to witness statements ...

Trainers will resume in-water interaction after an investigation is complete SeaWorld says it will resume its killer whale shows on Saturday but trainers won’t enter the water, after a deadly attack ...

Dawn Brancheau died tragically on Feb. 24, at age 40, after Tilikum, the killer whale she was working with, pulled her to the bottom of the pool. The moment you met Dawn, you knew that your life had ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. ORLANDO, Fla. — A SeaWorld Orlando trainer managed to free herself for a ...

Tilikum was a male orca who almost lived his whole life in captivity. He was only two years old when authorities captured him in the waters off the coast of Iceland in 1983. At first, he lived in a ...

CROWN POINT — Last year in eighth grade, Col. John Wheeler Middle School student Julia Betts was pondering whom to select for her school’s annual Wax Museum project. Similar to a science fair, Wheeler ...

St. Cloud, Florida Dawn Therese Brancheau, nee Lo Verde, 40, of St. Cloud, FL, formerly of Cedar Lake, IN, passed away Feb. 24, 2010, doing what she loved. Beloved wife of Scott; cherished daughter of ...