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Movie Review: ‘Blackfish’ Documentary on Whales and SeaWorld Opens Today at Landmark Plaza Frontenac

Posted: August 2, 2013 at 10:17 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews, St. Louis Movie Theaters

“When you look into their eyes, you know somebody is home. Somebody’s looking back.”    – John Jett, Former SeaWorld Trainer Those words, spoken by a former trainer in Blackfish, drive home a point that many, many people can easily forget – this is not a person in a costume, not an animatronic figure that is […]

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‘Shamu’ Whale Kills Trainer Dawn Brancheau Video Report

Posted: February 25, 2010 at 11:25 am   /   Local, Off the Wall

  Dawn Brancheau, a whale trainer at SeaWorld, was pulled into the tank yesterday after a show and tragically killed. Dawn’s sister Diane Gross said that her family considers the incident to be an accident, rather than an oversight on SeaWorld’s part. “She loved all of them,” said Diane. “They all had personalities, good days […]

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Trainer Killed by Killer Whale at SeaWorld’s Shamu Stadium

Posted: February 24, 2010 at 3:53 pm   /   Local, Off the Wall

Tragic news down in Florida after one of the whale trainers was killed by one of the killer whales housed at SeaWorld Amusement Park.  The female worker was grabbed by one of the whales while in the middle of a public show. “He was thrashing her around pretty good. It was violent,’” park guest Victoria […]

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