Man loses leg after being shot by a dog

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A hunter has lost his leg after being shot by his dog with a shotgun
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A former US football player has had his leg amputated, after he was accidentally shot by his dog during a hunting trip. Matt Branch reportedly left his shotgun loaded and in the back of his pick-up truck when his dog climbed into the vehicle and discharged the weapon, firing it through the side of the truck and hitting him in the left thigh.

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