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April 20, 1971 - SeaWorld secretary Annette Eckis was riding on Shamu at the park in San Diego, California. Ms. Eckis slid off and Shamu grabbed her leg in its mouth. After a few minutes, Shamu was coaxed into letting Ms. Eckis go, and she was taken away from the tank on a stretcher, and required 100 stitches on her leg. Shamu may have done this out of curiosity, as Ms. Eckis was the first person to wear a bathing suit while riding the orca
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