San Diego • SeaWorld veterinarians in San Diego euthanized one of the entertainment company’s last killer whales to come from the wild, marking the third orca death this year at one of its marine parks.
The whale named Kasatka died Tuesday evening “surrounded by members of her pod, as well as the veterinarians and caretakers who loved her,” after battling lung disease for years, the company said in a statement. Veterinarians made the difficult decision to euthanize her after her health started to decline in recent days despite treatment, which included a custom-built inhaler that allowed the medicine to go directly to her lungs.