A rumor circulated online in August 2025 claiming an orca — also known as a killer whale — fatally attacked a marine trainer named Jessica Radcliffe in front of a crowd. According to the story, Radcliffe was living out her childhood dreams training killer whales.

A recent video that went viral showed a 23-year-old marine trainer named Jessica Radcliffe supposedly being attacked fatally by an orca. This caused a lot of fear and discussion on social media. But after checking,

While this orca attack report is fake, there have been past instances where trainers have been killed by orcas – most notably the Dawn Brancheau case.