Alexis Martinez was a Spanish animal trainer who worked with orcas at Loro Parque’s Orca Ocean in the Canary Islands.
He was killed during a Christmas show rehearsal on December 24, 2009, two months before the death of Dawn Brancheau, perhaps the most famous victim of an orca attack in SeaWorld.
Although the park initially called Martinez’s death an accident, the autopsy report stated he died due to fatal injuries from the attack. To make matters worse, two years prior, the park claimed another orca attack was simply an accident.
