MIKE SCHNEIDER
TAMARA LUSH
Associated Press Writers
ORLANDO, Fla. – SeaWorld’s signature show – about a child who grows up to swim with the mighty orcas – was in many ways the story of the trainer drowned this week by one of the park’s killer whales.
Like the child portrayed in “Believe” at Shamu Stadium, Dawn Brancheau fell in love with the majestic mammals at a young age and went on to become a trainer at the world’s most famous marine parks. Friends, relatives and colleagues recall her as a bright girl who dedicated herself to the animals she considered her own children.