Father-to-Be, 19, Killed by Falling Tree Limb in Colorado

A 19-year-old soon-to-be-father and former highschool soccer star in Colorado has died after he was struck by a tree department, native authorities say.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Workplace confirmed to native outlet KRDO that 19-year-old Aiden Hernandez, of Woodland Park, Colo., died Thursday, Might 29.

Deputies have been referred to as to the scene after a piece accident in Colorado Springs, about 70 miles south of Denver, simply earlier than 10 a.m. native time on Might 29. Though they administered CPR, Hernandez was pronounced useless on the scene, the Sheriff’s Workplace instructed the outlet.

Members of the area people have spoken out about Hernandez’s dying. The soon-to-be-dad was a well known highschool soccer participant and was described in his obituary as “a gifted athlete” who was “recognized on the soccer area as ‘The Beast,’ a nickname earned by means of his ardour, power, and dedication to the sport.”

“Unbelievable younger man, nice vitality, A smile that will simply soften your coronary heart. Very intense. Very pushed younger man, even from an early age,” the teenager’s former soccer coach, Chad Drummond, instructed KRDO.

“It dropped me to the ground,” Drummond mentioned of the 19-year-old’s dying. “I do not know if I’ve nonetheless accepted it.”

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Workplace didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for additional data.

Hernandez was anticipating his first baby, a boy to be named Zion, together with his longtime girlfriend this summer season.

“He was making ready to be an unimaginable father and companion, able to construct a wonderful life full of affection, journey, and devotion,” his obituary states.

In his closing Facebook put up shared simply hours earlier than his dying, Hernandez wrote: “I’ve no phrases for a way a lot I really like this lady, and for what we’ve coming! I am perpetually grateful and I rely the times down until we are able to meet little Zi.”

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Drummond instructed KRDO that his household was extraordinarily close-knit.

“If he had an occasion, everybody was there. If another person within the household had an occasion, they have been all there,” Drummond mentioned. “They supported one another from morning to nighttime, which is why my coronary heart breaks for this household. It’s completely a catastrophic loss.”

The 19-year-old’s household shared in his obituary that he “lived life to the fullest.”

“Whether or not he was leaping off cliffs, climbing mountains on tenting journeys, or swimming throughout Pueblo Reservoir, he approached each journey with a fearless coronary heart and a vibrant smile,” the obituary provides. “Even throughout troublesome occasions, Aiden’s focus was at all times on lifting others and taking advantage of each second.”

A celebration of life is ready to be held on Sunday, June 7.