ORLANDO, Fla. — The former head trainer at SeaWorld spoke out Friday and said mistakes by trainer Dawn Brancheau led to her death. "It looks like to me she made a mistake," Thad Lacinik told WFTV. RAW ...

Dawn Brancheau, 40, lost her life in 2010 after Tilikum dragged her by ponytail The orca's troubled life in captivity was documented in 2013 Netflix hit, Blackfish READ MORE: 'Astonishing' moment an ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sea World Orlando has been fined $75,000 for three safety violations following the death of a trainer by a killer whale. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...

OSHA cited SeaWorld Orlando and fined them $16,550 after a trainer was injured during a September 2024 training exercise with a killer whale due to inadequate safety protections. SeaWorld has not yet ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hundreds of people were at SeaWorld Saturday to watch the killer whales perform for the first time ( see it) since Tilikum, the largest orca in captivity, dragged a trainer to her ...

Park has no plans to euthanize killer whale linked to deaths of 3 people. Feb. 25, 2010— -- SeaWorld has no plans to euthanize the killer whale that dragged a trainer to her death Wednesday, and ...

ORLANDO Horrified visitors who had stuck around after a noontime show watched the animal charge through the pool with the trainer in its jaws. Workers used nets as an alarm sounded, but it was too ...

SANFORD - In hearings that could ultimately determine the future of SeaWorld's famous Shamu shows, federal lawyers said Monday that the theme park's animal trainers cannot safely work in close contact ...