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2 years, 3 months ago about Killer Whales

How many people have been killed by killer whales on record?

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albanian | 2 years, 3 months ago
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There are no confirmed cases of people being attacked by killer whales in the wild. In captivity it is hard to tell what is an attack and what is accidental. It is easy to be crushed or smashed by such a large animal without even an intentional attack. This is the third death this particular whale has been involved in. There have been a number of non-fatal "attacks" over the years which probably were not really attacks. If a killer whale really attacked, that would be a bite and one snap and the human would be gone. But what seems to happen is sometimes a whale will grab a trainer or push him around, possibly not realizing how delicate humans are in comparison to whales or how limited humans' abilities are in the water. With the number of killer whales now in shows, some sort of incident seems to happen every couple of years.

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edwardclint | 2 years, 3 months ago
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According to a report by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS published at nytimes.com, "Tilikum was also involved in a 1999 death, when the body of a man who had sneaked by SeaWorld security was found draped over him."

With the recent death of Seaworld trainer Ms. Brancheau, the list of people killed by killer whales on record has risen to 2.
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bernices | 2 years, 3 months ago Report

Very interesting PBS article. But, I'm not seeing where it says Keltie Byrne was the only other person killed by a killer whale? Or has there been any since the PBS publication in 1992?

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opher | 2 years, 2 months ago Report

The media reported that this orca had already been involved in 2 previous deaths, so now just for him, the total is 3. However, the question asked about orca in general, so you have not answered the question.

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