Animal trainer dawn brancheau biography
Animal trainer dawn brancheau biography
Dawn brancheau obituary.
Dawn Brancheau
American SeaWorld trainer (1969–2010)
Dawn Brancheau | |
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Brancheau working at SeaWorld Orlando in 2006 standing on Takara's rostrum during "Believe" | |
Born | Dawn Therese LoVerde[1] (1969-04-16)April 16, 1969 Cedar Lake, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | February 24, 2010(2010-02-24) (aged 40) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Cause of death | Blunt force trauma and drowning |
Resting place | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Worth Township, Illinois, U.S.[2] |
Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
Occupation | SeaWorld trainer |
Years active | 1994–2010 |
Spouse | Scott Brancheau (m. 1996) |
Dawn Therese Brancheau (néeLoVerde, April 16, 1969 – February 24, 2010) was an American animal trainer at SeaWorld.[3][4] She worked with orcas at SeaWorld Orlando for fifteen years, including a leading role in revamping the Shamu show,[3][5] and was SeaWorld's