Dawn Therese Brancheau

Dawn Therese Brancheau Net Worth

Dawn Therese Brancheau was born on April 16, 1969 in Indiana and was a SeaWorld orca trainer. She was one of the company's most prominent trainers before her tragic death during a performance with the orca Tilikum. This incident resulted in major safety changes and was featured in the documentary Blackfish.

Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day April 16, 1969
Birth Place Indiana
Age 51 YEARS OLD
Died On Feb 24, 2010 (age 40)
Birth Sign Aries

💰 Net worth: $3.4 billion (2024)

About

SeaWorld orca trainer who was one of the company's most prominent trainers before she was killed during a performance with the orca Tilikum. The incident resulted in major safety changes and was featured in the documentary Blackfish.

Before Fame

She attended the University of South Carolina, where she studied animal behavior. She went on to work with dolphins at Six Flags in New Jersey before joining SeaWorld in 1994.

Trivia

After her death, SeaWorld forbade trainers from entering the water with an orca from than point forward. Although the first SeaWorld trainer to be killed by Tilikum, she was the third human being to lose her life to the orca.

Family Life

She was born to Marion and Charles LoVerde. She married Scott Brancheau in 1996.

Associated With

She and Roy Horn were both attacked while working with the animals they trained.

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