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Lizzy L FDE Home Classification Possible NDE 3551 Lizzy L Possible NDE 7055 Experience Description During the summer, I went as one of four chaperones for a youth group at our Presbyterian Church...
The year was 1965, and I was at my girlfriend’s house...
When I was about five, I drowned in the open sea...
Anne R FDE Home Classification FDE 3571 Anne R FDE 7085 Experience Description My family and friends went on a beach trip...
Gavin C Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 3599 Gavin C Probable NDE 7122 Experience Description On a rafting trip in the head waters of the Waioi River, our raft containing six people flipped over in a grade 4 rapid...
I was alone in a row boat that was attached to the pier...
I was at the beach with my parents and I had a new floatable toy...
My NDE happened on a Sunday afternoon in October 1967, when I was 9 years old...
I dove into the deep-end of public swimming bath on holiday, but I couldn't swim...
My husband pushed me back and the chair fell backwards...
James A NDE Home Classification NDE 3652 James A NDE 7199 Experience Description I was swimming with my girlfriend in a deep natural pool, popular due to it being the holiday season...
I don't actually remember a large portion of the day prior to the event, and I still can't...
