Dawn Brancheau was one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers before she was mauled to death by Tilikum the killer whale in front of a packed audience. The 40-year-old trainer was set to put on a ...

Experienced trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by a killer whale named Tilikum in 2010 SeaWorld Orlando in Florida in front of ...

The experienced trainer, 40, became one of SeaWorld's most renowned stars after spending 15 years at the attraction. Dawn's love for ... the massive killer whale that would take her life in ...

Within two years of joining SeaWorld, Dawn advanced to the role of killer whale trainer, committing herself to peak physical condition to handle the demands of interacting with the enormous marine ...

"I would want Dawn remembered the way she was ... It was not the first attack on whale trainers at SeaWorld parks. In November 2006, a trainer was bitten and held underwater several times by ...

SeaWorld Parks President Dan Brown speaks briefly to the press after a 40-year-old animal trainer died Wednesday after falling into the tank of a killer whale.

Dawn’s death proved we weren’t invincible as animal trainers. It doesn’t matter ... she was picking paint chips out of one of the whale’s mouths. Ingesting paint chips can pose a serious ...