Former LSU player lost his leg after being shot by dog, says friend

• Ex-LSU lineman Matt Branch’s leg amputated after accident
• Friend says dog stepped on safety of gun and pulled trigger
• Branch, 29, has undergone surgeries but expected to recover

A former Louisiana State University lineman was shot while duck hunting in Mississippi and lost his leg, according to his friend, who says the dog did it.

Micah Heckford told the Clarion Ledger that he and several others were on a duck hunting trip near Eagle Lake when Matt Branch was accidentally hit by a blast from his shotgun, which he had left loaded in the bed of his pickup truck.

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