SeaWorld in San Diego cancels another orca show, reviews safety policies after death in Fla
By APThursday, February 25, 2010
San Diego SeaWorld cancels another orca show
SAN DIEGO — SeaWorld in San Diego is suspending its Shamu whale show for a second day after a trainer was killed by an orca in Orlando, Fla.
Spokesman David Koontz says SeaWorld is offering its trainers counseling and reviewing its procedures, including how trainers interact with animals.
He says officials don’t know when the show will resume.
Visitors can still see the orcas from the park’s walkways.
On Wednesday, a killer whale attacked a SeaWorld Orlando trainer who slipped or fell into its tank. The trainer drowned in front of the audience, and the park was immediately closed.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — A spokesman for SeaWorld in San Diego says its killer whale show has been suspended after a trainer was killed by a whale in Orlando, Fla.
Spokesman David Koontz said Wednesday he doesn’t know when the show will resume.
It is not clear if the killer whale show has been suspended at SeaWorld’s San Antonio location, which is closed until the weekend.
A killer whale attacked a SeaWorld Orlando trainer who slipped or fell into its tank. The trainer drowned in front of a horrified audience.
