Viral video circulating on the Internet purports that marine trainer Jessica Radcliffe was killed by an orca at Pacific Blue Marine Park but fact-checks prove the story to be completely fabricated.

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.

Jessica Radcliffe-like trainers deaths in similar real orca attack incidents are here. The viral Jessica Radcliffe orca attack video is fictional, but it echoes real tragedies involving orca trainers.