ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna says a trainer killed at SeaWorld Orlando would not want anything to happen to the killer whale that dragged her from a platform and thrashed her around.

Hanna is the Columbus, Ohio, Zoo's director emeritus and says he knew trainer Dawn Brancheau professionally for the last 10 years.

Brancheau died Wednesday when the 12,000-pound whale Tilikum dragged her underwater.

Hanna says Brancheau was a beautiful person and probably the best at what she did. He says the animals at SeaWorld are not mistreated or suffering.

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