Tragic footage shows trainer performing with SeaWorld killer whale before he was savagely killed by one

Tragic footage shows trainer performing with SeaWorld killer whale before he was savagely killed by one

Heartbreaking footage has resurfaced of orca trainer Alexis Martinez, who was tragically killed by a killer whale at Tenerife’s Loro Parque.

Martinez, an experienced trainer, worked closely with the apex predators. On the day of the incident, he was paired with Keto, a 6,600-pound male orca, at the park’s Orca Ocean attraction. Despite Keto appearing to be in a good mood, the orca failed to perform several stunts during their session.

As Martinez floated near the surface, Keto positioned himself between the trainer and the stage, before pushing Martinez to the bottom of the pool. Witnesses described how the orca “violently played with his body” underwater. Martinez did not survive the attack.