On February 24th, 2010, SeaWorld Orlando hosted another “Dine with Shamu” performance, where guests ate lunch while watching trainers interact closely with orcas. Among them was veteran trainer Dawn ...

The trainer, Kenneth Peters, escaped with a broken foot. The 17-foot orca that attacked him was the dominant female of SeaWorld San Diego's seven killer whales. She had attacked Peters two other times ...

Guests at SeaWorld Orlando watched in horror Wednesday as a killer whale fatally attacked a trainer. Dawn Brancheau, 40, was explaining details of a frequently performed show at Shamu Stadium at 2 p.m ...

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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 late. Dawn ...

Tilikum, one of SeaWorld's best-known orcas, featured in the documentary "Blackfish," has died, the theme park announced today. The killer whale died early this morning "surrounded by the trainers, ...