Overview

• On May 28 in Dacula, Georgia, 77-year-old Manuel Pinzon and his 8-year-old granddaughters were checking on a baby deer when a large tree limb cracked above them.
• Pinzon shoved Isa and Gabi to the ground just before the 65–75 pound branch fell from about 60 feet, absorbing the full impact himself.
• Paramedics rushed Pinzon to a hospital where he succumbed to his head injuries while his granddaughters, covered in blood, remained in shock.
• Isa and Gabi are scheduled to begin trauma counseling next week to address the emotional aftermath of the incident.
• Family and friends remember Pinzon as an avid outdoorsman and devoted patriarch married for 50 years whose final act saved his grandchildren’s lives.