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(UPDATED 2/25/10, 12:36 a.m. ET, to reflect more detailed report from The Sentinel) A veteran animal trainer whose dream was to work at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium was killed Wednesday when one of the show's killer whales dragged her underwater and she drowned. Witnesses told the Orlando Sentinel that the animal suddenly grabbed Dawn Brancheau by the upper arm, tossed her around in his mouth and pulled her beneath the water as dozens of tourists looked on in horror.
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