OSLO, Norway - Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, has died in Norwegian coastal waters where he remained after millions of dollars and a decade of work failed to coax him back to the open sea, his caretakers said early Saturday.
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Keiko was released from Iceland in July 2002, but he swam straight for Norway on a 870-mile trek that seemed to be a search for human companionship.
Captured in Iceland in 1979, released back in the wild in July 2002....... 23 yrs in captivity... he probably didn't know what to do. Sad.......................