SeaWorld Trainer Grabbed by Ponytail Was Growing Hair Out for ‘Locks of Love’

The State: Dawn Brancheau's college friends at USC remember her knack for lifting others when they were down. That trait might have played a small role in Brancheau's drowning death Wednesday. SeaWorld officials said a killer whale pulled Brancheau into the water by her long, blond ponytail. Last month, Brancheau told college friend Angie Weckel Madey she was growing her hair out to donate it to Locks of Love.