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  • this deserves more views

  • I miss Dawn so much she inspired not only me but so many others i talk(pray) to her every night i wish she was still here!

  • This is so sweet! I have herd about this story and well at least she died doing what she loved! I what to be a shamu trainer like her and all my friends are like "Shamu is going to eat you" because of what happend to Dawn but I don't care cause this is a passion of mine and I bet it was hers too.

  • scrue the people who dont like this dawn was my friend she went on steel eel with me and the great white and all around the park for 5 days we use to stay on video call together but now shes dead;(

  • 5 people don't have hearts

  • This comment page shouldn't be a bunch of people fighting. Dawn was a wonderful person. Seeing her work and interact with these creatures was heart warming and amazing and I will never forget her for who she really was. A beautiful and inspiring person. When she preformed in Something Far Greater segment of the show. You could almost feel her goosebumps because she was so amazed by what she did. I hope to live her dream when I get older and become a trainer. You will be remembered always Dawn.

  • What is this piece of music please? It sounds like something from the Believe show. I love it.

  • @loulabelle85 It is indeed part of the Believe show, the part called "Testimony" ;)

  • i was there

  • Dawn Brancheu was an inspiration to all she was caring loving friendly and she really love nature and like she call the orcas her babies you could see it in her face the love and the passion she had for what she did Dawn rest confortable your an Angel in heaven there is no other place you could have gone we love you and miss you every day God be with with you always. you loved what you did and we all loved you for that

  • Dawn Brancheu was an inspiration to all she was caring loving friendly and she really love nature and like she call the orcas her babies you could see it in her face the love and the passion she had for what she did Dawn rest confortable your an Angel in heaven there is no other place you could have gone we love you and miss you every day God be with with you always. you loved what you did and we all loved you for that

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  • This is a sad video Honoring a sad event I never knew this woman But I feel as if I had We had a lot in common A bond with the sea A passion for life I wish I could speak to her There are so many people taking advantage of her death PETA doing disrespectful innapropriate things It was a terrible tragedy Not an excuse to get out your "freedom for orcas" T-shirts I pray for Dawn every day And her husband Scott He must hurt very bad
  • Why what happened?somebody tell me!!

  • Dawn was amazing. She inspired so many people including me. Rest in peace Dawn.

  • Doing what she did was here dream, this makes me cry. We love and miss you Dawn.

  • every day i think of how great it would be to work with the top pretators of the ocean wich is the orca but sometimes i think it is just a dream but i was wrong dawn brancheau proved that to me she was my favorite orca trainer and she allways will be rest in peace dawn

  • If an orca and trainer really have a "bond", then why did the orca kill the trainer? Tilly is intelligent, and i'm sure he would have known what he was doing, he's not a dog.

  • @FreedomForOrcas ---I think he acted out of frustration of being in captivity. They can't talk, and tell you what they are feeling. So all they can do is act out. They may be well taken care of, but they are still in captivity. It's not their natural habitat.

  • @FreedomForOrcas its called playing roughly the whale got a little too excited unless you work for this company and know what goes on day to day i suggest that you shut it!!

  • @californiagrllvr - Playing roughly? Is that really the best excuse you can think of? Multiple eye witness reports say that Tilly was acting out DURING the show and refused to perform, and even so they continued on with the Dine With Shamu... which is when Tilly grabbed Dawn's hair and drowned her. Yeah. That definitely sounds like playing to me.

    Orcas are intelligent, and they probably know their size and power compared to smaller creatures... he's not a trained dog -_-"

  • @FreedomForOrcas im wasnt saying he was a dog but were you there that day??? im just saying dont believe what people say and the media because sometimes they expand the truth and i know for a fact this happened right as the dine with shamu expierence finished and i know because i work at the company

  • @californiagrllvr - Wow... I happen to think you're an idiot and full of lies. Work at the company? Hah. Give me one good reason why I should believe you... you can't even spell or construct coherent sentences... I think "Seaworld" would have enough sense to hire people who know basic english.

  • @FreedomForOrcas i dont have to prove to anything sorry i misspell but you dont have to be super smart to work the basic stuff for the park if your so smart you would know but i know i am a smart girl and im no longer going to argue with you

  • @californiagrllvr - HAHAHAHA. Whatever. The point still remains, orcas are very highly intelligent creatures... I doubt this was an accident.

  • @FreedomForOrcas i want even denying their intelligence but you think what you want and i will believe what i was told

  • @californiagrllvr - Seaworld never said he was playing.... many reputable scientists (and i'm positive seaworld themself said it) state that tilly was most likely stressed out, or something had stressed him... and the eye witness reports saying that tilly was acting out during the show would support that.

  • i miss Dawn brancheau she was dedicated 2 her job and she loved orcas like her own children if i ever get 2 work at sea world i want 2 be just like her Rest In Peace Dawn Brancheau =)

  • R.I.P Dawn Brancheau

    My Deeply Respect To Her Family And Friends.

    You Guys Make A Lot Of Money From This Animals And I Understand It's A Business But Animals Should Have The Right To Live In The Wild.

  • It was a tragic accident. She went doing what she loves. We all should be so lucky. May God rest her soul.

  • @777truthsetsufree you are a real goober, so using your logic, we should free all the Siberian Tigers so the poachers can get them, and then they become extinct. You are so naive, bolohead. You must be on ice, or born without the capacity to reason or think. BTW beautiful tribute to Dawn, these things happen, and she knew the risks, but she faced them, because she loved what she did, just like Steve Irwin.

  • I think it's disgusting that you are debating captivity on a tribute video to someone that died doing what she loved. Please, take your opinions elsewhere, not here. They arent needed here and it's a total lack of respect.

    Thanks x

  • thats sad u can tell she loved them

  • :'( she loved them so much

  • naoboi19 you are absolutely out of your mind, those animals get better care in the park then they would in the wild, proven fact...its people like you that seaworld gets such a bad rap and are so blinded by wat he media has to say that you dont see seaworlds true colors, every trainer in that park has the best intentions with these animals and dedicate their lives to the well being of every animal in that park...get your facts straight before you make such rash comments.

  • They don't get fish thrown at them all day in the wild im sure nor do they get medical care in the wild. So in that respect they do get better care in captivity. Whether you agree with them being in captivity or not is your opinion.

  • My heart goes out to the poor animals trapped in ridiculous confined spaces and have to do silly little tricks for laughs til the day they die in their bath tubs.

    SeaWorld you heartless and shameless business.

  • @naoboi19 hey ignorant asshole unless you work there and know what happens day to day dont judge the comapany as a whole!!

  • @naoboi19 - ignore the haters. Imprisonment of wild animals is nothing to get all excited about. Captivity is wrong and stupid, and people have died because of it... yet not a single orca has killed a human being in the wild. Says a lot, doesn't it?

  • when i went to seaworld last year i got to talk with her after the show and she told me what to major in in college and some tips on what i can start doing now, but i want to be a dolphin trainer. she was so nice and such an inspiration. r.i.p.♥

  • Don't get me wrong i absoutly love animals but i think it was partly sea worlds falt for even putting the show on if the people before the show said the whale looked stressed because its a Killer whale if they get annoyed they are bounded to kill someone.

  • So... I read an article and before I say anything, trust me, I'm a HUGE orca lover, have been for many years, Dawn lived my dream. However, I do have to agree that if they're not going to release him into the wild, he should be put down... an animal so wild cannot be trusted with humans after being linked to 2 deaths already, I do believe a line must be drawn, though it is sad to know such a beautiful, majestic animal would die cause of its instincts. My thoughts go out to Dawn and her family...

  • Yeaaa but one death b4 wasn't the Orca's falt some stupid guy jumped in the tank and spooked the whale.

  • This is sad and my heart goes out to her family, but is it just me or has seaworld been using the same music for everything for 20 years

  • I agree with you!

    And it so sad that she died.

  • She's an inspiration, she really is. I agree with you completely.

  • Dear Dawn,

    Rust In Peace.

    What a amazing tribute video. What is the name of the music?

  • @youtubbbeeeeee

    the music is from the "Believe" show. The soundtrack is available at all 3 parks, and you can sometimes find it on Amazon or ebay. The name of the track escapes me ATM, there are a few that sound similar to this.

  • We take animals from the wild, cage them, train them, all to make money. Then when they do what comes as instinct, we want to "put them down"! Is it a shame what happened? You bet! Who's fault is it really?? BUT that's a risk we take when money comes before what is right for the animal.

  • They never wanted to put Tilly down. That was just all speculation. He's not being put down, and he will be doing shows. I'm not expert, but I assume that they (Sea World) will reconstruct their protocalls and policies for working with Tilly, such as making no exceptions to anyone getting in the water with him. JMTs.

  • I understand she died doing what she loved but I really think sea world needs to stop making money off this ...and in the "normal" world if an animal like a dog attacks a human we usually put it down I for one dont understand why there is even a debate here...what because its a whale that knows how to splash people? it killed a person actually more than one...time to put mr whale down.

  • i agree with you. at least she has done what she wants for herself even to the extent of her own death. people just keep on talking nonsense because they don't know how to appreciate the effort of those people like her. those people who died worthy of it because they will leave with us precious memories. not all people can touch this kind of creature but because of these people, we have the opportunity to see and touch them.

  • Rest in peace, Dawn<3 God bless you and your family.

  • its okay to remember the person but making a video about it was way overboard.

  • Yeah actually it would be okay because everybody passes away at some time and you have to move forward and stop crying about it.

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  • this animal is a noble being able to travel the world, is faithful to your partner for all life, and have taken his freedom, was imprisoned in a lake and deprived of his life.

  • look the poor whale is trying to tell us somin and that is "LET ME FREE" but i feel sorry for dawn

  • People take different roads seeking fulfillment n happiness just because they are not on your road doesnt mean they have gotten lost... Dawn really enjoyed what she was doing!!!!!

    Rest in peace Dawn!!!!!!

  • These whales should be swimming free, not cooped up for the entertainment of daft humans.

  • seaworld has already stated they wont be putting tilli down!

  • @chinesekitchen Like every 20 seconds does someone die....

    Almost 7.000.000.000 People in this world

  • what is wrong with her friends and colleagues presenting this tribute showing how much they loved and will miss her? no one is forcing you to watch this!

    R.I.P Dawn

  • você esta num bom lugar

  • This is such a sad time, but at least she was doing a job that she loved very much. I'm sure that she knew there were risk in a job like that.

    My thought's and prayers go out to her family in their time of sorrow.

  • again you playing with a killer whale KILLER!!!!!!

  • RIP Dawn, u died doing something that you loved.

  • And let get soemthing straight these whales cnnot be realese to the wild again like the stupid peta people are saying, it has been prooven already with Keiko the killer whale that these animals cannot be reales in the wild again Keiko also know as the whale thst came out in the movie Free Willie die a year later found beached = and died of Starvation an numonia.

  • This was not posted to comment on Peta and Crap lik that go soemwhere else with that stupidity, Today is he funeral service in Chicago for her at 11am atleast respect that today when you comment, Sea world will be also doing a funeral service as the family has requested it as well details will be realese at a later time

    RIP DAWN BRANCHEAU!!!!

  • How did she die again?

  • RIP Dawn xoxo

  • Peta is also having people who work for them flood youtube with support for PETA. They send emails to Television Stations saying they worked at Sea World and knew the whale was a problem. Of course it's all lies by PETA

  • PETA has given tens of thousands of dollars to convicted arsonists and other violent criminals. This includes a 2001 donation of $1,500 to the North American Earth Liberation Front (ELF), an FBI-certified domestic terrorist group responsible for dozens of firebombs and death threats

  • ohhh suurreee i think the president might know about this and we would be in bomb shelters if this was the case and i think they might be arrested..

  • all that info you just got was on wikipedia and it states nothing about PETA but includes the date 2001 they were classified as domestic terror.

  • Two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) were arrested on 31 felony animal-cruelty charges for killing and disposing of dogs and puppies in a dumpster. Listed below are the links to various news media covering the story.

  • Keltie Byrne - Alexis Martinez - Dawn Brancheau - RIP

  • Don't trust PETA.

    According to government documents, PETA employees have killed more than 19,200 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens since 1998.

  • you got this info from a fake website that thinks badly of animals and wants to lie to you about PETA so you hate them.

  • Yeah what government documents FBI i dont think so and you didnt even leave a link for media covering the story...

  • I love Seaworld & it's an awesome place to visit but they shouldn't blame the whale. This whale obviously doesn't want to be in captivity. If the animal is showing uncomfortable signs, they should let it back into the wild. On the other hand, if the animal seems to like performing the shows, they should keep it. Common sense, people. They shouldn't have it all about the humans. This is very sad though. Nice tribute. x

  • Actually he wont b put 2 death, bcause the cant bcause its mainly his insticts. Besides the fact that they announced a few days ago the will continue working with the whale.

  • SailorMoon1808, Do you think they should still be working with it?

  • Sometimes I do and sometimes I do, but seriously its not my decision. I think that Sea World is doing what Dawn would want them to do and is keep working with the animals. They do it 4 the education of the audience so they can learn about these animals and where else can u see a whale that magnificent up close?

  • Give Steve Irwin a hug from all of us R I P

  • That was so beautiful and so sad at the same time. I am sure that Dawn loved the whales with all her heart and I for one appreciate all her hard work she had done with them before this tragic accident. Mistakes were made, and Tili probably should not have been in any shows, but it was an accident just the same.

  • How did it happen? Was she in the water when it happened?

  • hay diOs miOO pOr k.. k ballena tan malvada.. :(

  • Rest in peace Dawn. May the souls of the faithfully departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

  • rest in peach dawn

  • Rest in peace Dawn...

    You taught the world to love

  • Unlike PETA, Sea World cares about animals. PETA was caught . Google PETA Employees Face 31 Felony Animal-Cruelty Charges for Killing, Dumping Dogs

  • that web site for killing animals on google is FAKE. you really believe that website?? If it really happened im sure it would be on the news or something... Really Sea World cares about animals... thats why they separate them from their families and force them into small tanks for the sake of funny entertainment? many whales each year die at sea world, because of human entertainment.. wow learn your facts..

  • @breakdownz4lief You are so sadly misguided. I'm not even angered by this comment. I just feel sorry for you if that's truly what you think.

  • @breakdownz4lief Seaworld isint a person its a group of people that make a team and run together as a family....there are no employees just a tight family that recently lost a member...When someone there falls they all fall... R.I.P Dawn you've made us all believe

  • R.I.P. Dawn, you gave so much to us all.

  • rip dawn you are amazing

    you will always be my inspiration :""""")

  • Captive orcas are a sad caricature, a weary and spiritless version of

    their wild counterparts. Visitors cannot help but leave with a distorted perception of

    orcas and their environment. Most disturbingly, they may leave with the notion that it is

    acceptable to confine orcas and other animals, solely to meet human demands for

    entertainment and 'education' "Dying to Entertain You" Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.

  • @metridium I first saw orcas at SeaWorld as a child. I have since seen cetaceans in the wild as well as in aquariums worldwide. I went away craving more information and with a deep respect for the animals. Without places like SeaWorld, I'd most likely barely know what killer whales are today.

  • We love you Dawn. Thank you so much for giving your all to teach us about the magnificent Orca. You were truly unforgettable in every way.

    With Love,

    Chris in Indy

  • At least she passed doing something that she loved.She was a great person and really at connected with the crows and making us feel like we were part of the show.

    I just feel terrible that one day Tili will realize that she isn't here and isn't coming back because I know how much he loved her and she loved him and I honestly believe it was an accident. It just hurts knowing that he will have to go on living without his best friend.

    R.I.P Dawn (always in our heart and forever in memory).

  • Aww so cute !

    R.I.P Dawn ! <3

  • bittersweet.

  • God Bless you, Dawn. RIP and know that you have touched and enlightened many lives. <3

  • R.I.P Dawn.

    What a truly moving tribute.

  • @rerafabob people went to the show, and you know what, they loved it, just like the other people who love animals will still love the othe orcas, and Tilly.

  • at least she died in a place she really loved and dreamed of RIP Dawn Brancheau<3

  • R.I.P. Dawn Brancheau

    she proved childhood dreams do come true

  • we'll always remember you dawn..she was an inspiration to remind us to believe :) rip <3

  • ♥♥♥♥♥ R.I.P. Dawn Brancheau ♥♥♥♥♥

    You were and always will be an inspiration to all of us. You have taught us to always to "believe" in ourselves.

  • Cute.. Dawn was amazing.. We Will Remember You <3 RIP [*]

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