Shot By a Dog: The Miraculous Story of Former LSU Football Player, Matt Branch | Ep. 49

On a cold December morning in Mississippi, former LSU football player and lifelong hunter Matt Branch set out for a routine duck hunt with family. By the end of the day, he would be fighting for his life on the side of a muddy highway — shot point-blank by his own shotgun after a dog stepped on the trigger. What happened next defies logic, medicine, and odds. Matt survived a shredded femoral artery, lost nearly all his blood, coded for 45 minutes, and woke up missing a leg — but with a transformed heart. Through impossible timing, relentless CPR, unlikely medical miracles, and a moment of divine confrontation, Matt’s tragedy became the doorway to his faith. This is not just a story about survival. It’s a story about surrender, purpose, and a God who writes endings no one else can. A muddy canal saved his brain. A young nurse tech refused to quit. Sunlight broke through at the exact second a life-flight needed it. And the man who should’ve died now walks, speaks, parents, and leads others home. From a duck hunt gone wrong to a soul reborn — this is the miraculous journey of Matt Branch.
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