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I was riding a motorbike without any helmet on...
I was in the bathroom and turned from the sink to the towel bar and the next thing I knew, I was at the ceiling floating...
I was deep sea diving with my brother James, 17 years old, and the diving teacher...
I remember having a tightness in my chest and feeling weak...
It was a cold day in November or December in 1962...
I was a teenager at the time of my experience...
We were on a family outing at a lake...
Here is a clip on YouTube of me standing by this very same river and talking about my experience...
I came out of the barber's shop, after having a haircut, and I was on the way home...
When I was 10 years old, I had gone swimming with my older cousin, Karen...
I do not remember what led up to my drowning, but I saw my life flash before my eyes...
All I remember is being up above where the nurses and doctors were working on my body, and looking down and watching...
