Prayers For Matt Branch Needed

WTF? Do you have a backstory?

Prayers sent for him and his family.

Heard he may lose his leg. Prayers sent.

Just heard he will lose his leg.

Dog hit the gun and apparently pulled the trigger somehow

Still critical in ICU on a ventilator, but has started to become responsive with his eyes and simple head movement at times. Will have another surgery later today to remove the shunt in his leg and finish amputating dead tissue. Not out of the woods yet, but definitely looking A LOT better than it was.

Thanks.

I just got this :


had his gun in the back of the Polaris and dog stepped on it and it went off while they were standing beside it talking. Shot in upper leg/ groin. He Did lose his leg.

Obviously hit the femoral.

Amazing to me he could lose enough circulation to lose the leg and remain alive.

Maybe someone with first response experience was there, but that’s difficult to tourniquet

I am pretty close to this situation and was given an update by a family member this morning that although far from out of the woods yet, Matt is responsive this morning and has tried to talk a little but can’t because he’s still hooked up to the vent. This was a horrible deal and he is very lucky to be alive. Please continue to pray for Matt and his family.

I don’t think a hunting accident is their agenda