An orca, commonly known as a "killer whale", at San Diego's Sea World twice dragged its trainer underwater and attempted to pin him against the bottom of the enclosure, park officials said on Thursday. The show's finale called for the orca to shoot out of the water so Peters could dive off her nose.
Luckily, the trainer, 39-year-old Ken Peters, suffered only a broken foot and a tear to one leg of his wet suit.
Peters has a fractured metatarsal in his left foot but was in good spirits, said SeaWorld San Diego spokesman Dave Koontz. Other trainers were examining the whale, named Kasatka, to identify what if any problems that might have triggered this event.
"Animals who have been involved in incidents like this in the past have been allowed to continue performing," SeaWorld San Diego spokesman Dave Koontz said.
Several hundred spectators watched as the orca and her trainer plunged underwater, where Kasatka grabbed Peters by the foot and held him for less than a minute before surfacing, Koontz said.
The orca is about 17 feet long and weighs well over 5,000 pounds.
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I think it's whales finally retaliating for Iceland's killer whaling fleet getting back into action. They might be mad as hell and not going to take it anymore, and they can make a whale of an IED, so those Icelanders better watch out.
I'll have to show this to my son when he comes home from school. Orca whales are his favourite [despite the speech delay]. And with a football too! What more could we want?
Thank you.
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Maybe she doesn't like Ken Peters or other people diving off of her nose.
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Letterman had a funny skit about this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz8AuKmItwM