Dawn Brancheau was one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers before she was mauled to death by Tilikum the killer whale in front of a packed audience. The 40-year-old trainer was set to put on a ...

But the whale also triggered a downward spiral for SeaWorld Entertainment after battering and drowning trainer Dawn ... Tilikum pulled Brancheau into the water and killed her. After Brancheau’s ...

Tilikum was linked to three human deaths over a 19-year period. SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was dragged into the pool where she died in 2010. In 1999, a man was found dead on top of Tilikum's ...

Authorities said trainers had to lift the whale out of the water before they could free Brancheau ... Tilikum and the two other killer whales involved in the Canadian trainer's death.

Audio is released from the 911 call on the day when a whale killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau. Courtesy of Orange County Fire Rescue. Video courtesy of Orange County Fire Rescue.