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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
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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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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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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TypicallySpanish newsteam
09 Oct 2007, 09:17
09 Oct 2007, 09:17
The Loro park inform that the Orca did not attack, and that the collision
with the trainer was accidental.
Andy Mcleod
26 Oct 2007, 08:08
26 Oct 2007, 08:08
Yea I agree that what happen to the trainer was an accident I dont believe
a Orca would ever hurt any one on purpis. Sure by the sound of the article
it sounds like an attack but ya who knows what the Whale was thinking
wether it was scared or just wanted to play but injured the trainer wile
trying to play cause of the size of it. But yea I hope nothing happens to
the whale after this cause I do believe it wasent its inteshion to hurt any
one.
Andy Mcleod
26 Oct 2007, 08:14
26 Oct 2007, 08:14
Yea I agree that what happen to the trainer was an accident I dont believe
a Orca would ever hurt any one on purpis. Sure by the sound of the article
it sounds like an attack but ya who knows what the Whale was thinking
whether it was scared or just wanted to play but to hurt some one I do not
believe. And I hope the Trainer gets well and I hope there is no punishment
for the whale over this accident. Submitted by some one who loves Orcas.
Arantxa Bejarano
31 Oct 2007, 05:08
31 Oct 2007, 05:08
my favorite animal is killerwhales because i like them when they jump
rewally high and splash everybody that is seeing these beautiful
killerwhales and Keiko is very beautiful too and i hope i bcould see
another orca someday. Goodbye
Elizabeth B.-D.
11 Nov 2007, 00:41
11 Nov 2007, 00:41
This was I think a collision but there's also a possibility that the
trainer was very cruel to the Orca, animals cannot bear cruelty.
Thank you, Sincerely,
Elizabeth
Thank you, Sincerely,
Elizabeth
Mr Spell
12 Nov 2007, 12:24
12 Nov 2007, 12:24
Andy McLeod,
I love orcas too, but perhaps you should spend more time studying language rathern than whales. Reading you're 2 very similar posts has given me a headache from trying to make sense out of them!
Mr Spell.
I love orcas too, but perhaps you should spend more time studying language rathern than whales. Reading you're 2 very similar posts has given me a headache from trying to make sense out of them!
Mr Spell.
Kristin
09 Jan 2008, 17:30
09 Jan 2008, 17:30
I love orcas so much, And my favorite one is there in Loro Parque ! Her
name is Kohana. But the injured trainer was 29 years old biologist Claudia
Vollhardt from Germany. Claudia trained mostly with young male Tekoa and
some news refer to him as the orca involved in this incident.
I don't actually think it was an attack, I agree it was an accident..
-Kristin
I don't actually think it was an attack, I agree it was an accident..
-Kristin
angel
25 Jan 2008, 12:29
25 Jan 2008, 12:29
i dont belive it no killer whale would do that without a reason
angel
25 Jan 2008, 12:30
25 Jan 2008, 12:30
i dont belive it no killer whale would do that without a reason
Orca love
22 Feb 2008, 21:20
22 Feb 2008, 21:20
Killer Whale's are NOT cruel animals, especially when raised in captivity.
BUT, we all need to remember that no matter how hard we try we will never
be able to predict this mammal's behavior. They aren't called Killer Whales
for no reason ;) Things like this DO and WILL happen.
patrick anderson
18 Mar 2008, 16:26
18 Mar 2008, 16:26
whales should be left alone to get on with there lives.How whould you feel
if someone came along and took a member of your family away from you.Greedy
peaple who care more about money than anything else should be shot
Kristin
18 Mar 2008, 18:44
18 Mar 2008, 18:44
yeah that's true but i'm still not completely against captivity, there are
2 marine parks that really care about their animals.. It's SeaWorld and
Loro Parque.
STEVE Michael
22 May 2008, 04:41
22 May 2008, 04:41
I think we should kill the whale. I think we should cut it open and let the
kids play around on the inside. That will teach those dumb whales to hurt
people
Ada
23 May 2008, 13:43
23 May 2008, 13:43
Steve Michael,are you kidding? or just tryin to be funny? You are neither
but a jerk. I'm pretty sure it was an accident.On the other hand,they are
wild animals that need live in their natural habitat,not in a pool to
satisfy people curiosity.
I love Orcas
31 May 2008, 22:24
31 May 2008, 22:24
You have to be kidding Steve.How cruel are you?!If anything the trainer
probubly abused the whale.and orca lore.there called killer whales because
to many peaple killed them in the past.it was a compleate missunder
standing the proper term is Orca.
Felipe El Guapo
11 Nov 2008, 07:28
11 Nov 2008, 07:28
no,
you MUST kill the whale to teach it a lesson. or, like we do, threaten the baby orca with so that the mom behaves like it should....besides, they're just stupid fish - merely untrainable dogs of the sea.
they should all be killed if they continue to hurt humans.
you MUST kill the whale to teach it a lesson. or, like we do, threaten the baby orca with so that the mom behaves like it should....besides, they're just stupid fish - merely untrainable dogs of the sea.
they should all be killed if they continue to hurt humans.
Felipe El Guapo
11 Nov 2008, 07:31
11 Nov 2008, 07:31
ohhh,
they're Spanish orcas?
that explains everything....Jeez, we assumed they were Polish orcas.
they're Spanish orcas?
that explains everything....Jeez, we assumed they were Polish orcas.
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