It’s believed the 27-year-old orca died of pneumonia. Keiko was the last killer whale Colin trained. Meanwhile, his other former charge continued to make headlines.

M ore than 20 years ago, Keiko the Orca, star of the movie Free Willy, died in Taknes Fjord in Norway after being released back into the wild.Some critics say that Keiko's release was a failure ...

Keiko who, you may ask? Keiko was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979 as a 2-year-old. He was sold to the Icelandic Aquarium in Hafnarfjörður soon after.

THE real-life orca star of blockbuster movie Free Willy was never truly free. The killer whale who starred in the 1993 classic, named Keiko, died an agonising death in 2003 after tragically failing… ...

When Free Willy splashed on to the silver screen in 1993, little did people imagine the wave of applause the film would ...

To the editor: Jean-Michel Cousteau calls for the release of SeaWorld's killer whales, citing the partial success of the release of Keiko (of “Free Willy” fame).

Keiko died of pneumonia at age 27 — slightly less than the average age of death in a wild male orca. Simmons, who is a firm believer in zoos, said, “Lolita’s current situation is inexcusable.

It’s believed the 27-year-old orca died of pneumonia. Keiko was the last killer whale Colin trained. Meanwhile, his other former charge continued to make headlines.