Willie is FINALLY free

[Leslie]

we should've left this guy alone in the first place...what a stressful abnormal life he had

RIP Willie

Keiko, the killer whale that starred in the film Free Willy, has died in Norway at the age of 27, 18 months after he was returned to the wild. The six-ton whale apparently suffered a sudden bout of pneumonia in the fjord where he had been living. Keiko was captured when two, but after the success of the film, he was freed from cramped conditions in Mexico City. After his release into the wild in Iceland, Keiko swam to Norway, where he became a popular attraction. Killer whales live an average of 35 years in the wild.

 

[Luis G]

I saw his show when I was a kid, a real shame.

 

[CydCharisse]

I didn't expect him to last long in the wild anyway....but, it's still a damn shame