Keltie Byrne was a devoted lover of animals and wildlife. As a marine biology student, the 20-year-old was desperate to get close to some of the most impressive beasts on the planet.
Alongside her studies, Keltie also worked as a part-time trainer at Sealand in British Columbia in Canada. The popular attraction had first opened in 1969 and was home to an orca called Haida, who had been captured the year before.
He was a huge hit and aquarium bosses soon wanted a mate for him and caught Chimo, a killer whale who was a partial albino. Tragically, the orca died just two years later and Haida mourned her death, remaining alone for several years.