The family of the man who was filmed dancing before placing a lit firework on his head have shared his heartbreaking final words.
According to his family, Allen Ray McGrew, 41, rarely drank. However, a circulating video continues to depict the final moments of his life in a distressing manner.
In the video, he is seen smoking a cigarette and dancing to celebrate the Fourth of July, dressed in an Uncle Sam outfit and top hat, while visibly inebriated.
The father of one placed a large firework on top of his hat, which exploded, causing fatal head injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene, outside the family’s home in South Carolina.
His wife, Paige McGrew, recently shared with The New York Post that just before the incident, he hugged her and their son, saying, “You are my rock, and you are my heart.”
“We’re traumatized,” added his 20-year-old son, Hunter McGrew, two days after the widely seen incident.
