Dawn Therese Brancheau, 40, of St. Cloud, formerly of Cedar Lake, Ind., passed away February 24, 2010 doing what she loved. Inspired as a child after seeing a Shamu show, Brancheau knew at an early… ...

Buzz is beginning to build about "Blackfish", a documentary about the practices of marine parks like SeaWorld that led up to the 2010 death of head trainer Dawn Brancheau in Orlando.

Dawn Brancheau died in 2010 after being dragged into the water by Tilikum. Jan. 22, 2014— -- The parents of Dawn Brancheau, the trainer killed by one of SeaWorld's most famous whales, are ...

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.

Brancheau's memory is now the family's first priority. Diane Gross, Brancheau's sister, said, "You know, for a year, we've heard about the event. We're here today to tell you about our Dawn.

FOR years Dawn Brancheau dreamed of working at SeaWorld - but it was a job that ultimately killed her when she was attacked by Tilikum the orca. Regarded as one of the world's top killer whale ...

Dawn's death is central to our story. In 2010, we created the Dawn Brancheau Foundation in her honor to continue the legacy of the work important to Dawn during her life.

The family of Dawn Brancheau, the SeaWorld trainer who was brutally killed by a captive orca in 2010, has released a much-anticipated statement about the CNN documentary "Blackfish." ...

Dawn Brancheau believed in the ethical treatment of animals. … Dawn would not have remained a trainer at SeaWorld for 15 years if she felt that the whales were not well cared for.

NEW YORK (CBS) Veteran SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was living her dream when Tilikum, a 12,000 pound killer whale, turned it into a nightmare. Photo: Dawn Brancheau playing with an unnamed whale.

By William Lee, Chicago Tribune CHICAGO -- No one in Dawn Brancheau's big family was surprised to see the former homecoming queen rise to become a trainer for SeaWorld's star attraction.