Man killed shielding twin granddaughters from falling tree in Georgia

DACULA, Ga. — A Gwinnett County grandfather is being remembered as a hero. Family members said Manuel Pinzon died when a tree limb fell on him Wednesday. He took the full brunt of the falling limb to make sure his 8-year-old twin granddaughters would not be hit.

“He ended his life the same way he lived it, heroically,” said the twins’ father, Jason Krause.

Pinzon was almost 78 years old…

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