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Was Trainer 'Jessica Radcliffe' Killed in an Orca Whale Attack? The Video Is Fake
A video has gone viral on TikTok that makes it appear like an Orca trainer named "Jessica Radcliffe" was killed by a whale. However, is it real? If a marine trainer was really killed in a whale attack,
Dawn Brancheau: Real Story of SeaWorld Trainer Killed by Orca Killer Whale
However, there was a real marine trainer who died after an attack by an orca at SeaWorld. Her name was Dawn Brancheau. In contrast, there does not appear to really be a trainer named Jessica Radcliffe. A report from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Commission outlines exactly what happened to Brancheau.
Did an Orca Really Kill Trainer Jessica Radcliffe? The Truth Behind the Viral Clip
After a video went viral showing a whale trainer named Jessica Radcliffe being killed in front of an audience, the video was debunked as being AI-generated.
Was SeaWorld trainer Jessica Radcliffe killed by savage orca Keiko? The truth about bloody viral video
THIS is the truth behind the viral video of SeaWorld trainer Jessica Radcliffe being savagely killed by a whale. The brutal attack amassed thousands of views online but many have since questioned
Jessica Radcliffe orca attack video: Killer whale clip fake, no trainer by that name exists
While this orca attack report is fake, there have been past instances where trainers have been killed by orcas – most notably the Dawn Brancheau case.
Orca killed trainer named Jessica Radcliffe during performance?
The claim was allegedly influenced by a real event from 2010 in which an orca trainer was killed on the job. However, there is no truth to the claim in question nor does there appear to be a real person named Jessica Radcliffe employed as a marine trainer.
Was Orca trainer Jessica Radcliffe really killed by a killer whale? The truth about the viral story
A viral clip on social media has been hilariously proving the same. The video shows a Golden Retriever getting scared of a whoopee cushion. The canine’s reaction to the object is bound to leave you in splits.
Jessica Radcliffe’s Orca Attack, Lil Tay’s IG Hack & More Death Hoaxes
No, Jessica Radcliffe wasn’t killed by an orca (she doesn’t even exist!) and yes Blue's Clues' Steve Burns is very much still alive. Read on for all the weird and wacky hoaxes disputed over the years.
Reality behind gory 'Jessica Radcliffe video' that shows 'trainer attacked by orca'
Marine park trainer Jessica Radcliffe was alleged to have been killed by an orca while performing a show in front of horrified onlookers but the truth behind the gruesome footage has been revealed
The Truth Behind The Viral Jessica Radcliffe Orca Video
The now viral clip shows the young woman dancing on top of the orca at Pacific Blue Marine Park and later killed by the whale.
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Final moments of SeaWorld trainer before killer whale ripped ... - MSN

In 2010, tragedy struck at SeaWorld Orlando when Dawn Brancheau lost her life in a gruesome attack by an orca she had worked with for years - and her final moments are nothing short of haunting.
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SeaWorld Won't Euthanize Whale, Feds Investigate Trainer Death

SeaWorld has no plans to euthanize the killer whale that dragged a trainer to her death Wednesday and will allow trainers to continue to work with the animal, a park official said today. As two ...
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Local orca expert: Are killer whales getting "stir crazy"? - KATU

SEATTLE - On Wednesday, Dawn Brancheau, a veteran SeaWorld trainer, was killed during a live performance when a 12,000-pound Orca reached up, grabbed her ponytail in its mouth and dragged her ...
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Ex-Head Trainer At SeaWorld: "She Made A Mistake" - WFTV

ORLANDO, Fla. — The former head trainer at SeaWorld spoke out Friday and said mistakes by trainer Dawn Brancheau led to her death. "It looks like to me she made a mistake," Thad Lacinik told ...
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SeaWorld trainers describe death by killer whale | Reuters

A former SeaWorld employee recalled on Thursday watching a 12,000-pound killer whale pull a trainer underwater by her ponytail in 2010 and hold on to her for up to 45 minutes.
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Years of troubled waters for SeaWorld’s killer whale shows

February 2010 (AP) -- SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was interacting with a killer whale called Tilikum before a live audience at SeaWorld Orlando when it pulled her from a platform by her ...
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Whale kills trainer at Florida's SeaWorld - ABC7 Chicago

Brancheau's older sister, Diane Gross, said the trainer wouldn't want anything done to the whale because she loved the animals like children. The trainer was married and didn't have children.