While Brancheau interacted with Tilikum before a live audience, he grabbed Brancheau's ponytail and dragged her and held her at the bottom of the pool, ripping part of her scalp from her skull, breaking her jaw, fracturing vertebrae, and killing her.
While Brancheau interacted with Tilikum before a live audience, he grabbed Brancheau's ponytail (or arm, eyewitnesses disagree) and dragged her into the water. He held her at the bottom of the pool, ripping part of her scalp from her skull, breaking her jaw, fracturing vertebrae, and killing her.