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Ricky W Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 2494 Ricky W Probable NDE 4892 Experience Description I tried to rescue an eight year old friend of mine from drowning, and he took me down under the water...
It was a normal day...
I observed the body surrounded by a surgical team, then the hospital from above, then the hospital surrounded by wintering cornfields...
I was in the hospital, semi-seated in bed, after giving birth to my first child...
1) At school, with this guy on my back, his legs wrapped around my torso, holding me in a headlock (it felt like he was trying to rip my head away from my shoulders), I remember getting dizzy and passing out...
My NDE happened when I was a child, although I didn't remember it until after my brother died...
Beth L FDE Home Classification FDE 2554 Beth L FDE 4963 Experience Description We had those old metal ice cube trays that make the giant cubes with the sharp edges...
I experienced death attacking me several times in a form of a tidal wave while I was resting in the beach...
My dad was on vacation with us during the summer of 1952...
First experience: I was in a car accident while driving with my four children...
My friend and I were driving down an old two lane road heading into Fresno...
While having a heart attack and being in the doctor's clinic and being attended to, I saw an extremely bright light and experienced a great calming and thought to myself that I was going to die and thought 'Well, this is going to be a new experience...
