LSU strength coach Katie Guillory thankful to be alive after accident required amputation

The LSU strength and conditioning coach who needed to have part of her leg amputated after a jet ski accident earlier this month is doing as well as can be expected and is “thankful to be alive,” according to LSU gymnastics coach Jay Clark.

Katie Guillory, who trains athletes on the LSU gymnastics and beach volleyball teams, suffered the accident on the Fourth of July. She later had to have her left leg amputated below the knee after doctors were unable to restore proper blood flow.

“She’s doing well under the circumstances,” Clark said Friday. “Her outlook is tremendous.”…

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