On February 24, 2010, SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by Tilikum, a 12,000-pound orca, during a live show in Orlando, Florida. Tragic footage shows Dawn interacting with Tilikum just moments before he grabbed her, pulling her underwater by her ponytail. Witnesses watched helplessly as Tilikum violently thrashed her for 45 minutes, causing fatal injuries. Her death sparked major controversy over the ethics of keeping orcas in captivity and inspired the 2013 documentary Blackfish, which
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On February 24, 2010, SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by Tilikum, a 12,000-pound orca, during a live show in Orlando, Florida. Tragic footage shows Dawn interacting with Tilikum just moments before he grabbed her, pulling her underwater by her ponytail. Witnesses watched helplessly as Tilikum violently thrashed her for 45 minutes, causing fatal injuries. Her death sparked major controversy over the ethics of keeping orcas in captivity and inspired the 2013 documentary Blackfish, which
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