Orca Pulls SeaWorld Trainer To Her Death 'Grabbed ... and started thrashing,' witness says; 2 earlier deaths cited ORLANDO - A SeaWorld trainer was killed Wednesday when an orca pulled her into the water as she was talking to visitors. Orange County Fire Rescue spokesman John Mulhall said paramedics were called to the Shamu Stadium at the theme park resort where they found a worker who could not be revived. WKMG-TV reported that a witness, Victoria Biniak, said she saw the incident from a viewing area where the orca, or killer whale, is housed. "The trainer was explaining different things...