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Feb 24, 2010 · Dawn Therese Brancheau, nee Lo Verde, 40, of St. Cloud, FL, formerly of Cedar Lake, IN, passed away February 24, 2010 doing what she loved. Inspired as a child after seeing a Shamu show, Brancheau knew at an early age that she wanted to perform with the whales. While living her dream, she was a source of inspiration and joy to her family and ...
Mar 3, 2010 · Published March 3, 2010, 5:00 a.m. ET. SNATCHED: Dawn Brancheau, on the job at SeaWorld, was clenched by the hair in a killer whale's powerful jaws. "The whale would not let us have her," a ...
Feb 25, 2010 · The trainer, Dawn Brancheau, 40, was one of the park’s most experienced. ... Ms. Brancheau was rubbing the 12,000-pound whale, Tilikum, after a noontime show when he grabbed her and pulled her ...
Apr 28, 2010 · Jan Topoleski saw a wave push Dawn Brancheau’s long ponytail into the mouth of a 12,000-pound orca, and then he watched as the veteran killer-whale trainer tried to pull her hair out of the m…
Sep 20, 2021 · Dawn Brancheau was a Sea World trainer who worked with various whales at Sea World Orlando. In 2010, she was tragically killed by Tilikum, the largest Killer Whale held in captivity. Tilikum had been involved with the deaths of 2 other people in the past.
May 4, 2023 · Dawn Brancheau loved all animals and felt a special affinity to the majestic and stunning orcas. For 15 years, the 40-year-old had lived out her dreams and was working with orcas at SeaWorld in ...
May 19, 2021 · The gory details of Dawn Brancheau's death in the jaws of a killer whale are not for the faint of heart. Dawn, an experienced SeaWorld trainer, died of 'drowning and traumatic injuries' after she ...
