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Alexis Martínez
- Alexis Martínez (died December 24, 2009) was a Spanish animal trainer, notable as the victim of a fatal attack by an orca (killer whale). He was killed by a SeaWorld -owned orca, Keto, held at Loro Parque 's Orca Ocean in the Canary Islands.
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February 27, 1980. Died. ( 2009-12-24) December 24, 2009. Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain. Alexis Martínez (died December 24, 2009) was a Spanish animal trainer, notable as the victim of a fatal attack by an orca (killer whale). He was killed by a SeaWorld -owned orca, Keto, held at Loro Parque 's Orca Ocean in the Canary Islands.
Dec 24, 2020 · On Christmas Eve, 2009, trainer Alexis Martínez was attacked and killed by orca, Keto, at Loro Parque in Tenerife - the whale had spent the whole of his life in captivity
4 days ago · Back in 2009, SeaWorld loaned four killer whales to Loro Parque in Tenerife to star in the resort’s Orca Ocean attraction. One of these was a 6,600-pound Orca named Keto. Keto, 28, is famously the offspring of the late Kalina, the first killer whale to be birthed in a SeaWorld theme park.
1 day ago · Orca trainer Alexis Martinez was subject to an unthinkable attack in 2009. ... Her offspring Keto, 28, is a 6,600lb, male, killer whale who currently lives at Loro Parque. The accomplished trainer ...
Apr 7, 2024 · The horrific incident occurred at SeaWorld. Credit: Matt Stroshane / Getty. Just three years after his final move, something in Keto snapped as he launched a frightening attack on one of his trainers, Alexis Martínez, who spent several successful years working with whales.
Oct 29, 2023 · A killer whale trainer died following a brutal attack that saw the mammal rip out his internal organs. Alexis Martínez was 29 when he died on Christmas Eve 2009 while training for his routine...
Sep 16, 2022 · Kohana's death marks the third killer whale to die at the Loro Parque marine park in Tenerife, Spain in the past 18 months. Previously in August 2021, a three-year-old orca named Ula died,...
