Dawn Brancheau was one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers before she was mauled to death by Tilikum the killer whale in front of ... "We saw Shamu (Tillikum) at the window straight up.

In 2010, Dawn Brancheau was killed during a Dine With Shamu show by SeaWorld’s star killer whale Tilikum. I was a first responder. It took me over a decade after Dawn’s death to even begin to ...

Within two years of joining SeaWorld, Dawn advanced to the role of killer whale trainer ... Following one of the Dine With Shamu shows, Tilikum carried out his attack. Spectators could observe ...

Also, although SeaWorld claimed it wanted to improve the whales’ welfare by providing new features such as a machine that generates a current and more room, the new tank would be separated from the ...