Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Former trainer said mistake triggered orca attack
hosted ^ | Feb 26

Posted on 02/26/2010 5:36:59 AM PST by JoeProBono

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The former boss of a trainer drowned by a killer whale in Orlando says he believes the attack was triggered by the trainer's mistake.

Thad Lacinak (lah-CIN'-ick), a former head trainer at SeaWorld, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday that he has seen video of the moments preceding the fatal attack Wednesday. He said he believes trainer Dawn Brancheau (bran-CHOH') made a mistake by letting her ponytail drift in the water in front of the killer whale.

Lacinak says the killer whale grabbed the ponytail in his mouth and pulled her in the water.

Lacinak says Brancheau, if she were alive, would acknowledge it was her mistake......

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dawnbrancheau; jpb; killerwhale; orca; seaworld; tilikum
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120121-139 last
To: Mad Dawgg

The trainer was probably 125 pounds. Tikikum, a huge bull orca, is 12,500 pounds.


121 posted on 02/26/2010 8:28:36 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 110 | View Replies]

To: JoeProBono

Good analogy” Timothy Treadwell being eaten by a grizzly bear. Are we outraged that the grizzly attacked? No, it was following natural instinct and killed him.


122 posted on 02/26/2010 8:31:43 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 54 | View Replies]

To: atc23
KILL the damn thing.
Give it to the Japanese and have them fillet it and serve to to needy/welfare recipients in Japan.
123 posted on 02/26/2010 8:32:21 PM PST by TheCause ("that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: bcsco
Lets eat the damn thing and write a frickin recipe book about our experiences.

Then make sure all the proceeds go to her family.

Happy ending

124 posted on 02/26/2010 8:35:56 PM PST by TheCause ("that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 46 | View Replies]

To: JoeProBono

The trainers need to toss this freakin’ fish a couple of tuna... then a frag grenade. Problem solved.


125 posted on 02/26/2010 8:37:45 PM PST by ex 98C MI Dude (All of my hate cannot be found, I will not be drowned by your constant scheming)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RightOnline

So if someone went into the reptile cage in the San Diego Zoo and petted the cute Cobra, should they be surprised if the Cobra struck and bit him, perhaps fatally?


126 posted on 02/26/2010 8:38:03 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: Monterrosa-24
And of course domestic bulls can still be dangerous too.

NSS, what gave you the clue? Ever hear of bull fights? Those are domesticated animals also but will kill a person in a heart beat if given a chance. Dogs kill people regularly, I submit to anyone on this thread who thinks this killer whale(really a dolphin, the largest of its kind)should not be put down, must also advocate that dogs who kill people should also not be put down.

Trying to say this animal was simply doing what it was supposed to do is BS.

It has killed three people, it is obvious it should be kept completely isolated from humans, regardless of what set it off, or it should be killed.

Also, anyone who says killer whales in the wild don't kill humans has never talked to Eskimos, many of whom will tell you of relatives(in the past)who were pulled off the ice in the same manner that killer whales pull off seals and eat them.

The only reason they don't kill humans more often is the fact that humans simply do not swim in the ocean all that often, at least not in the areas killer whales normally inhabit.

127 posted on 02/26/2010 8:41:24 PM PST by calex59
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 64 | View Replies]

To: BunnySlippers

Straw man, again. Humans don’t routinely enter a reptile cage and directly, physically interact with cobras the way they do with these killer whales in Sea World. You know this.

Also, in a biological sense, equating a cobra and an orca is just plain silly.


128 posted on 02/26/2010 8:50:43 PM PST by RightOnline
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 126 | View Replies]

To: RightOnline

And humans do not routinely physically interact with killer whales. So much for your vaunted straw man. Men and women are not meant to interact with bull orcas.

Additionally, the victim interacted in a way that was deemed against protocol as per SeaWorld. She was not supposed to be in the water with the animal. Her mentor said her stance [lying down] in front of the Orca was a bad move, as was letting her hair loose in front of him.

Equating snakes and whales is a valid comparison. Both are animals who can, will and do kill. We are not surprised when a snake instinctively strikes. Why are you shocked when a killer whale strikes?


129 posted on 02/26/2010 9:30:05 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 128 | View Replies]

To: BunnySlippers; InvisibleChurch; Travis McGee; All

OK folks. IF you had watched Fox and Friends this AM on FNC, or IF you have the courage to go dig up the clip on their Web site, you’ll see an old fart who was a LONGtime trainer at Sea World who vindicated every single point I’ve made here on this thread.

The man has decades of experience working with these animals and supported every single point I’ve made.

Now go look, listen to an expert......and I sure as hell don’t expect apologies for your sarcastic attacks.


130 posted on 02/27/2010 6:11:52 PM PST by RightOnline
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 129 | View Replies]

To: RightOnline

I only read one of your posts and having read your last one here I’m glad I didn’t bother to read the rest of yours. Being “right” must be important to you and you’ll get no apology from me. Maybe your “old fart” has a name?


131 posted on 02/27/2010 6:31:38 PM PST by InvisibleChurch (i prefer my-partisan over bi-partisan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 130 | View Replies]

To: RightOnline

Oh, Bull!

Send a link or it did not happen. You have zero chance of receiving an apology from me. I’m vindicated by dozens of articles I’ve read about this. No IF you have the courage to find them, I’ll expect that apology from YOU!!!

LOL!


132 posted on 02/27/2010 6:49:15 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 130 | View Replies]

To: BunnySlippers; InvisibleChurch

My my my, aren’t you two just the haughty pair.

Tell ya what....with little effort, found this interview with the guy (his name is Russ Rector) by Steve Doocy on F&F on Friday. His interview yesterday was even better and far more pointed; it isn’t posted yet (it’s the one I first mentioned).....but you’ll get the idea from this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt6CBYcLLzc

Youtube also has an interview with him done by Shepard Smith; same topic.

http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/29230785/whale-shows-to-resume-after-trainer-s-death.htm#q=killer+whale+trainer


133 posted on 02/28/2010 3:14:05 AM PST by RightOnline
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 132 | View Replies]

To: RightOnline; InvisibleChurch

We could take lessons from you in being “haughty”. Reference the tone in your post before last.

Something tells me this is not the first time you’ve been accused of such.


134 posted on 02/28/2010 6:43:03 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 133 | View Replies]

To: BunnySlippers

Actually, it is. Now.....why don’t YOU scroll up and look at what YOU said BS. Save your lectures and learn some manners.


135 posted on 02/28/2010 7:31:28 AM PST by RightOnline
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 134 | View Replies]

To: JoeProBono

See what you started? ;-)


136 posted on 02/28/2010 7:34:59 AM PST by verity (Obama Lies)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RightOnline; BunnySlippers

Jeez, I can’t believe you’re still poking around the Internet looking for interviews to prop up your POV. I, too, can post Youtubes of people who support my opinion that animals shouldn’t be caged for anyone’s amusement and that God has a higher calling for them than leaping through hoops. BunnySlippers and I aren’t the enemy. Not even the leftists. Their ideas are. Let’s destroy the liberal ideology.


137 posted on 02/28/2010 7:06:41 PM PST by InvisibleChurch (i prefer my-partisan over bi-partisan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 133 | View Replies]

To: InvisibleChurch; BunnySlippers

Ahem.....go read B.S.’s post to me above (”..if you don’t post a link, it doesn’t exist...”). Good God in Heaven, what is WITH you people?


138 posted on 03/01/2010 4:22:13 AM PST by RightOnline
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 137 | View Replies]

To: RightOnline; InvisibleChurch

You received a nasty response ONLY when I got a nasty response from you.

You apparently aren’t capable of anything but a nasty response. Try growing up too.


139 posted on 03/01/2010 7:56:39 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 138 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120121-139 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson