Whale Kills Trainer

The orca whale that made worldwide headlines when it killed its trainer during a live show in 2010 is severely ill, SeaWorld officials in the US said on Tuesday.

A SeaWorld killer whale snatched a trainer from a poolside platform Wednesday in its jaws and thrashed the woman around underwater, killing her in front of a horrified audience. It marked the third time the animal had been involved in a human death.

The orca whale that made worldwide headlines when it killed its trainer during a live show in 2010 is severely ill, SeaWorld officials in the US said on Tuesday.

A SeaWorld killer whale snatched a trainer from a poolside platform Wednesday in its jaws and thrashed the woman around underwater, killing her in front of a horrified audience. It marked the third time the animal had been involved in a human death.