Miami ( CNN ) -- Tilikum , the killer whale that killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau last year , has returned to the stage at the Orlando theme park . Tilikum made his first appearance in front of an audience in the morning killer whale show called `` Believe '' on Wednesday . Brancheau was killed in February 2010 when the orca grabbed her ponytail and pulled her under the water , authorities said . The incident took place in front of visitors watching the show . Brancheau died from `` multiple traumatic injuries and drowning , '' the Orange County Sheriff 's Office said at the time of the accident . Anthony Frogameni , Brancheau 's nephew , said the trainer 's family did not want to comment on Tilikum 's return . `` From the start we 've decided , it 's a large family , we all have our different opinions , but we 're just not going to talk about that aspect of it . We 're only going to focus on Dawn , '' Frogameni said . The family started the Dawn Brancheau Foundation to help children in the Orlando area who are in need . `` She was all about spending her time helping other people , especially children , '' Frogameni added . `` We figured a great way to honor her is to focus on that . '' SeaWorld told CNN that a request for information on Tilikum 's return must submitted in writing . At this writing , answers to the questions asked of SeaWorld have not been received . In August , SeaWorld was fined $ 75,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor 's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations , including one referring to the death of Brancheau . The agency 's investigation `` revealed that SeaWorld trainers had an extensive history of unexpected and potentially dangerous incidents involving killer whales at its various facilities , including its location in Orlando , '' OSHA said . On this day when Tilikum is the star of the show , Frogameni said , `` We want people to remember Dawn 's life , not that tragic accident . '' CNN 's Dugald McConnell contributed to this report .
Killer whale returns to SeaWorld show . Dawn Brancheau was killed last year by Tilikum , authorities say . The killer whales are being kept in a marine park off the coast of San Diego.