Putting a 12,300-pound killer whale in a pool, and adding a trainer, certainly suggests there would be a fascinating show for lots of spectators. But was that a good idea?
They thought so at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida. Viewers were fascinated.
But then the mix turned tragic. Whales are not “tame” animals. The huge animal seized the female trainer and began thrashing around with her. Sadly, she drowned.
Nothing like that was intended, of course. It was an “accident.” But it was an “accident” that obviously was invited to happen.