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(Source: SeaWorld) SeaWorld San Diego trainer Ken Peters was dragged underwater by a female orca at a 2006 show. Newly released video was part of a public records request related to trainer Dawn Brancheau's 2010 drowning in Orlando.

Caught On Tape: Whale Nearly Drowns SeaWorld Trainer

A newly released video is re-igniting a debate over safety at Sea World.

CBS4–2012/07/25

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Judge: Barriers Would Protect SeaWorld Trainers

An administrative law judge has ruled that physical barriers between the whales and SeaWorld trainers would be a ‘feasible’ way to protect them.

CBS4–2012/05/31

(AP)

SeaWorld Hearing To Go Into October

The SeaWorld hearing in Orlando will last longer than expected. An administrative law judge will eventually decide whether the theme park should be forced to pay $75,000 in fines for three citations it received after the death of a killer whale trainer.

CBS4–2011/09/23

(AP)

Day 4 Of Testimony Resumes In SeaWorld Hearing

It is the fourth day of testimony Thursday in the hearing involving SeaWorld Orlando and a federal job safety agency which wants the theme park to pay $75,000 in fines from three citations issued after the death of a killer whale trainer last year.

CBS4–2011/09/22

(AP)

Training Protocols On Display At SeaWorld Hearing

SeaWorld Orlando will continue to defend itself at a hearing Wednesday to determine if the park must pay $75,000 in fines a federal agency assessed it following the death of a killer whale trainer.

CBS4–2011/09/21

(AP)

Video Of SeaWorld Death Not Shown At Hearing

During the second day of hearings which will determine if SeaWorld Orlando should have to pay hefty fines levied by a federal job safety agency after the death of a killer whale trainer at its park.

CBS4–2011/09/20

(AP)

Seaworld Orlando Fighting OSHA Findings In Trainer’s Death

A Government attorney said Monday that SeaWorld Orlando’s policy of relying on trainers to recognize when a killer whale poses a safety threat leaves gaps that can lead to injury or death, supporting safety citations issued to the theme park after a trainer’s death.

CBS4–2011/09/19

(AP)

Family Loses Bid To Seal SeaWorld Death Images

The family of a SeaWorld Orlando trainer who was killed by a killer whale at the park lost their request to block the release of video and photos of her death.

CBS4–2011/09/16

(AP)

Family Fights To Seal Pictures Of Whale Trainer Death

It’s been more than a year and half since a SeaWorld Orlando trainer was killed in an accident with a killer whale but the family of Dawn Brancheau is still fighting to keep images of her from being released.

CBS4–2011/09/09

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Killer Whale Returns To SeaWorld Show

A 6-ton killer whale that killed one of its trainers last year is scheduled to perform for the first time since the incident at SeaWorld in Orlando.

CBS4–2011/03/30

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