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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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Alexis Martinez, age 29, had worked at Loro Parque since 2004. He was killed during a Christmas show rehearsal when he was attacked by one of the orcas, Keto. Keto pulled Alexis under water and then rammed him in his chest.
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.
A lexis Martinez was a Spanish animal trainer who worked with orcas at Loro Parque's Orca Ocean in the Canary Islands. He was killed during a Christmas show rehearsal on December 24, 2009,...
Jul 25, 2024 · Alexis Martínez was killed by 6,600-pound orca Keto. Despite failing to execute several of his moves correctly, he appeared calm as he floated on the pool's surface alongside his...
May 30, 2024 · Nicknamed 'Baby Shamu', she died in October 2010 from bacteraemia. Her offspring Keto, 28, is a 6,600lb, male, killer whale who currently lives at Loro Parque. The accomplished trainer, 29, was...
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, and...
Feb 25, 2010 · On Dec. 24, 29-year-old Alexis Martinez Hernandez fell from a whale and crushed his ribcage at Loro Parque on the Spanish island of Tenerife.