‘People were pinned’: San Antonio Zoo visitor describes chaos after fallen branch left 7 injured

SAN ANTONIO – Screams of fear filled the air and people rushed to help in the moments after a large tree branch fell Wednesday on the spring break crowds at the San Antonio Zoo. The branch broke off of a cedar elm in the northeast corner of the zoo, just past the Birds of the World area, a few minutes noon on Wednesday. An arborist told KSAT that, judging by its size, the branch could weigh between 1,500 and 2,000 pounds. The accident sent seven people to the hospital, including...