02-24-2010, 04:55 PM
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This is exactly why wild animals shouldn't be for show purposes or petting zoos. This isn't the first incident with Shamu and I'm sure it won't be the last.
Female Trainer Killed At SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium
Posted: 2:40 pm EST February 24, 2010
Updated: 3:47 pm EST February 24, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sources at SeaWorld Orlando told Eyewitness News that a female trainer was killed Wednesday afternoon by a whale that had been at the park since 1992. The sheriff's office also confirmed that an employee was killed.
"Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded this afternoon to SeaWorld along with Orange County Fire Rescue units in Response to a call for service regarding an employee, in the Killer Whale tank, which had been injured/attacked," the sheriff's office wrote in a release Wednesday afternoon.
Orange County homicide detectives are on the scene.
Eyewitnesses are reporting that a trainer was pulled into the Shamu Stadium tank and killed after 2:00pm. There are a total of eight whales in Shamu Stadium. According to a source at SeaWorld, the whale involved in the attack is named Tilikum.
Around six months before Tilikum came to SeaWorld Orlando, the whale was involved in an incident that resulted in the trainer’s death. In 1999, a man who snuck into the park was found dead in the whale’s tank.
A caller to WFTV said at least half of the park was closed down Wednesday afternoon.
According to Wikipedia (see full listing), "Tillikum measures 22 feet 6 inches long and weighs in at 12,300 pounds (as of 2007). His pectoral fins are six and one half feet long, his massive flukes curl under, and his 6-foot-tall dorsal fin is flopped completely to his left side, and weighs close to 200 pounds. He is the largest Orca in captivity and also the most successful sire in captivity, with 13 offspring, 10 of which are still alive."
WFTV is working quickly to gather more information.
Click the headline to go to the news page.
Female Trainer Killed At SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium
Posted: 2:40 pm EST February 24, 2010
Updated: 3:47 pm EST February 24, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sources at SeaWorld Orlando told Eyewitness News that a female trainer was killed Wednesday afternoon by a whale that had been at the park since 1992. The sheriff's office also confirmed that an employee was killed.
"Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded this afternoon to SeaWorld along with Orange County Fire Rescue units in Response to a call for service regarding an employee, in the Killer Whale tank, which had been injured/attacked," the sheriff's office wrote in a release Wednesday afternoon.
Orange County homicide detectives are on the scene.
Eyewitnesses are reporting that a trainer was pulled into the Shamu Stadium tank and killed after 2:00pm. There are a total of eight whales in Shamu Stadium. According to a source at SeaWorld, the whale involved in the attack is named Tilikum.
Around six months before Tilikum came to SeaWorld Orlando, the whale was involved in an incident that resulted in the trainer’s death. In 1999, a man who snuck into the park was found dead in the whale’s tank.
A caller to WFTV said at least half of the park was closed down Wednesday afternoon.
According to Wikipedia (see full listing), "Tillikum measures 22 feet 6 inches long and weighs in at 12,300 pounds (as of 2007). His pectoral fins are six and one half feet long, his massive flukes curl under, and his 6-foot-tall dorsal fin is flopped completely to his left side, and weighs close to 200 pounds. He is the largest Orca in captivity and also the most successful sire in captivity, with 13 offspring, 10 of which are still alive."
WFTV is working quickly to gather more information.
Click the headline to go to the news page.
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