Trainer attacked by killer whale at Loro Parque theme park on Tenerife

Trainer attacked by killer whale at Loro Parque theme park on Tenerife
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By m.p. - Oct 7, 2007 - 10:16 PM

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The woman is in hospital after the orca dragged her down to the bottom of the pool

A trainer at the Loro Parque theme park on Tenerife is in hospital after she was injured this weekend during a training session with one of the killer whales at the centre in Puerto de la Cruz.

The Canarias 7 newspaper says it happened at the pre-show warm up on Saturday, when the orca crashed into the trainer, injuring her right lung and breaking her forearm in two places.

She was rescued by two colleagues after the mammal dragged her down to the bottom of the pool.

She is now said to be stable after surgery on Saturday.

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