A video has gone viral on TikTok that makes it appear like an Orca trainer named "Jessica Radcliffe" was killed by a whale. However, is it real? If a marine trainer was really killed in a whale attack,

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.

The now viral clip shows the young woman dancing on top of the orca at Pacific Blue Marine Park and later killed by the whale.