Visitors to Orlando theme park look on in horror as veteran trainer is killed in orca tank.
(Feb. 24) -- An animal trainer at SeaWorld Orlando was killed this afternoon in front of horrified theme park visitors by an orca that was involved in two previous deaths.
"It is with great sadness that I report that one of our most experienced animal trainers drowned in an incident with one of our killer whales this afternoon," SeaWorld General Manager Dan Brown said in a statement. "We've initiated an investigation to determine, to the extent possible, what occurred. There are no other details to report at this time."
As the investigation proceeds, the area of the park that contained the whale has been shut down and the guests evacuated, the Orlando Sentinel said. The newspaper reported that other areas of the Florida park remain open.
I have mixed emotions about this, because I don't understand if there were reports that this same whale has harmed people before why on Earth haven't they let him back out into his natural habitat.
On Larry King Show last night one guy familar with this Orca Whale said that the whale's sperm is needed for breeding other whales and that's the whale is a money maker for the theme park. It sounds like slavery to me.
My heart goes out to the family and loved one of the trainer, but I really don't think the whale is to blame for this because the handwriting has been on the wall along time ago. I think they should do what they did in "Free Willy"--- Let this Whale Go---
Thursday, February 25th 2010 at 9:54AM
Jen Fad
