Keiko, the Free Willy star dies

Keiko, the killer whale star of the Free Willy films has died, it was announced today.

Keiko, the killer whale star of the Free Willy films has died, it was announced today.

The 35ft-long, six-ton whale, which was 27-years-old, died after the sudden onset of pneumonia in the Taknes fjord in Norway on Friday afternoon.

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