| Case Id | Source Type | Record Type | Source Citation | Source Url | Nde Year | Nde Date | Year Nde Submitted | Subject Age At Nde | Subject Gender | Text Summary | Clinical Death Type Id | Medical Setting | Medical Context Score | Veridical Quality Score | Total Score | Classification | Stated Verification Score | Narrative Quality Score | Medical Context Justification | Veridical Quality Justification | Corroboration Justification | Alternatives Justification | Doc Type | Eeg Documented | Cardiac Monitoring | Anesthesia Records | Eyes Taped | Ears Blocked | Deep Anesthesia | Other Barriers | Records Reviewed By | Review Date | Updated At | Observation Count | Corroboration Count | Primary Observation | Primary Obs Verified | Primary Witness | Biblical Compatibility | Tabatt Total Score | |
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| 3201 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF Stephanie J NDE 8428 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stephanie_j_nde.html | 1965 | 2017 | 19 | F | Stephanie was a freshman at Washington University experiencing severe stomach pain and weight loss that health services could not diagnose. One Saturday evening, she began vomiting what looked like coffee grounds - a sign of internal bleeding. A dormmate found her unconscious on the bathroom floor. She somewhat awakened while being loaded into an ambulance, aware of the siren but feeling no sense of crisis, knowing all was okay. In the emergency room on a stretcher, Stephanie found herself looking down from the ceiling at the frantic scene around her body. She felt completely calm and peaceful, wanting to tell everyone there was no need to panic, that she was just fine. She experienced pure bliss while observing the medical team urgent efforts from above. The quality of light seemed soft, diffused, and shimmery, though she could not determine if this was from her unusual perception or the bright emergency room lighting. Sounds seemed muffled and far away despite the shouting and equipment movement. The primary veridical observation was her out-of-body view from the ceiling, watching the frantic emergency room scene while feeling detached and blissful. She could see the entire scene rather than focusing on individual elements. She was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer and received multiple transfusions. The experience transformed her from atheistic to a lifelong spiritual seeker, though she never aligned with any specific tradition. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening bleeding ulcer, unconscious | OBE view of emergency room from ceiling | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Viewed ER scene from ceiling | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 3202 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF Steward P NDE 8230 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1steward_p_nde.html | 2006 | 2017 | M | Steward, an avid handball player, had just defeated the Venice Beach champion when he stepped outside the court boundaries and immediately felt dizzy. His vision blacked out except for small radial perimeters in both eyes. He fell backward onto concrete but felt no pain. Through his limited vision, he saw feet running around him and heard people from basketball courts rushing to help. While on the floor, he noticed his sports bag on the fence and reached for it. In the blink of an eye, Steward found himself on another plane of existence - a realm of pure, energized milky-white light. His floating body was embraced by this environment, feeling perfect love and contentment. Though analytical by nature, he could not see his body but felt no pain and wanted to remain in this perfect state. Questioning if he was dead, his wife face came to mind, and he screamed My Wife She is alone please send me back please dear God send me back home She needs me. After this plea, Steward awoke in an ambulance being pumped with fluids during a 15-minute drive to the hospital. He had experienced a severe anaphylactic attack causing his body parts to shut down one by one. The experience transformed Steward completely. He returned different - becoming a Buddhist, studying creation theories and ancient archaeology, developing sensitivity as a dowser and paranormal investigator. Money became unimportant, and he stopped climbing the corporate ladder. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe anaphylactic shock with body systems failing | Limited veridical content, awareness during collapse | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw bag through restricted vision | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3203 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4367 Xue-Mei C NDE 8326 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1xue_mei_c_nde.html | 1995 | 2017 | F |
Xue-Mei, a dedicated atheist and communist party member, experienced a severe allergic reaction to Penicillin during treatment for chronic coughs in 1995. Despite a positive skin test showing a large reaction, the doctor proceeded with the IV drip after giving preventive medications. Shortly after, she heard a train-like tinnitus sound and fell into a dark tunnel, moving uncontrollably forward. She experienced a clear separation between her physical body lying in the clinic bed and her consciousness, which entered another dimension. In this state, she encountered what she called "prophets" or wise beings who communicated telepathically, revealing the nature of the universe. She transitioned from the dark tunnel to a bright, warm, pure world filled with eternal peace and bliss. The beings explained that everything is made of particles that constantly cycle and recycle, that death is merely a continuation to the next phase of life, and that consciousness persists even when separated from the physical world. She gained clairvoyant abilities, seeing through walls to observe coat hangers in a closet and accurately predicting what the doctor would tell patients before he spoke. Throughout the experience, she remained aware of her physical surroundings - hearing an elderly couple comment on her condition, sensing her pager ring three times, and consciously directing her body to take Cheyne-Stokes breathing patterns to show signs of life. She could observe events both in the spiritual realm and the physical world simultaneously, experiencing multiple dimensions coexisting. After four hours, when the doctor examined her, her spirit commanded her body to grab his hand, causing her consciousness to plunge back into her physical form. Upon returning, she vomited a half-basin of dark fluid and the doctor stayed with her all night, pale and terrified after hearing her account. The experience completely transformed her perspectives on life and death, eliminating her fear of death and changing her from a strict materialist to someone who understood the eternal nature of consciousness and the true meaning of existence beyond physical reality. |
5 | Other | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening allergic reaction to Penicillin with loss of consciousness for 4 hours | Multiple specific veridical observations including seeing through walls to coat hangers, predicting doctor's words before spoken, awareness of elderly couple's comments while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw through wall to observe closet contents | 0.00 | Doctor | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3204 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4425 Zak R NDE 8424 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1zak_r_nde.html | 2010 | 2018 | M |
Zak, a long-time member of the Rosicrucian Order AMORC who had attained higher degrees, experienced clinical death in November 2010 while hospitalized for uncontrollably high blood pressure and a kidney tubule blockage. Following a stroke in June 2010 that left him wheelchair-bound with left-side paralysis, he was scheduled for surgery to remove the kidney blockage. On the morning before surgery, around 7 AM, his wife took him to the bathroom where the experience occurred. He found himself hovering above his body, observing his wife running around frantically while wondering why she was so distressed. This out-of-body state lasted for what the hospital later confirmed was 2 minutes of clinical death. During the experience, his consciousness remained at normal levels of alertness, with his thoughts moving incredibly fast while maintaining vivid sensory awareness. His primary focus throughout was on his wife, whom he describes as his twin soul whom he loves dearly. Unlike many NDEs, he did not encounter a tunnel, brilliant light, other beings, or otherworldly realms. He experienced no particular emotions beyond concern for his wife, no sense of peace or joy, and received no special knowledge or life review. The experience was neither pleasant nor distressing, simply a neutral observation of the scene below. The next awareness he had was waking up in his hospital bed. Hospital authorities later informed him he had been clinically dead for 2 minutes. Remarkably, when taken to surgery the following day as scheduled, doctors discovered the kidney blockage had completely disappeared, eliminating the need for the procedure. The surgeon also discovered he had two kidney tubules on each side, leaving him curious whether this occurred during the NDE or existed previously. For Zak, this experience served as profound validation of his existing beliefs about the continuity of consciousness, which he had studied through both his Catholic faith and Rosicrucian teachings. The experience eliminated his fear of death and strengthened his conviction that earthly life is meaningful. Following the NDE, he began receiving what he describes as instructions for future scientific discoveries and daily communication with past masters including Jesus, Mother Mary, and Edgar Cayce, who directed him to join the Association for Research and Enlightenment. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Clinical death for 2 minutes in hospital setting, confirmed by hospital authorities | Limited veridical content - only observed wife running frantically while hovering above body | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed wife from above while clinically dead | 0.00 | Hospital authorities | Low Compatibility | 5 | |||||||||
| 3205 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4361 Zenaida NDE 8324 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1zenaida_nde.html | 1976 | 1976-01-19 | 2018 | F |
On January 19, 1976, Zenaida, seven months pregnant with her second child, experienced a profound NDE after fainting in the shower during strong contractions and hitting the back of her head on the toilet. With only a farm worker outside to hear her screams for help in Spanish, she lost consciousness with a significant skull injury that would keep her unconscious for 25 minutes. The experience began with her flying through a dark tunnel at what felt like faster than light speed, seeing a golden light in the distance that grew progressively closer and bigger. When she collided with the light, it was like sparks from a firecracker, and she crashed into what felt like a swimming pool filled with love instead of water. She was suddenly transported to a gigantic hall resembling Grand Central Station but a hundred times larger, filled with billions of people in white robes of all races, ethnicities, genders, and ages. An overwhelming feeling of love reverberated through everyone present, accompanied by an endlessly playing song too perfect to describe. The space radiated crystal-clear vision and incredible auditory clarity. While floating and enjoying the pervasive sense of love, she felt emotions of elation, incredible joy, and a profound awareness that everyone is connected. She understood everything about the universe with a knowledge that felt like she had become one with existence itself. A hand suddenly grabbed hers - though she couldn't see who it was, she felt love radiating through the being's touch and felt completely secure. This being flew upward with her, leaving the magnificent hall behind and traveling through clouds. She saw the Earth's surface, then map-sized images of her island growing closer until she could see the central hospital in her town. The journey ended abruptly when she woke up in the intensive care unit surrounded by family and doctors. Despite the medical emergency lasting only 25 minutes, the experience felt like five million years because time seemed endless in that realm. Two months later, she successfully gave birth to her daughter. The experience transformed her from greatly fearing death to only slightly fearing it, eliminated her fear of living earthly life, and gave her an unequivocal belief in God's love. She gained the understanding that love means everything and that all people should work as one. Though she faced initial skepticism when sharing the experience with her mother and sisters, she now views it as a date with God that needed to happen to bring her closer to Him. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 2 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Severe head injury with 25 minutes unconsciousness, treated in ICU | No specific veridical observations reported - experience was transcendent but not evidential | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 0 | 1 | Family and doctors in ICU | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3206 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4309 Stuart C NDE 8240 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stuart_c_nde.html | 1993 | 2018 | M | Stuart was traveling to pick up a friend when his car brakes failed at an intersection, causing him to slide into a 6-7 foot deep ditch at approximately 50mph. Despite wearing his seatbelt, he lost consciousness upon impact. During his NDE, Stuart found himself in pitch darkness that felt like a large room, then noticed he was in a tunnel with a pinprick of light moving toward him. The light was peaceful and calming, and he sensed other people present but felt no need to communicate with them. As the light approached, his deceased grandfather emerged from the tunnel wall and stood before him, telling him it wasn't his time and to go back. Stuart's grandfather had passed several years earlier, and Stuart still blamed himself for his death. The next thing Stuart remembered was collapsing on the edge of the road holding his chest, with no memory of how he got out of the car or removed his seatbelt. He was taken to the hospital for tests and released. When he later returned to the accident site with his parents, the car was barely visible down in the ditch. Stuart has no idea how long he was separated from his body but feels certain something significant happened that day. | 5 | Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Serious car accident with loss of consciousness but no explicit clinical death mentioned | Tunnel experience with light and deceased grandfather, but limited specific veridical details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw tunnel with light and encountered deceased grandfather | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3207 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4318 Susanne S NDE 8251 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1susanne_s_nde.html | 1975 | 1975-01-19 | 2018 | 12 | F | At age 12, Susanne was skiing when her scarf became caught in a forcefully spinning tow rope, asphyxiating her as she was dragged up the entire ski hill. Her head struck every pole, and she lost consciousness after hitting the booth at the top. During her NDE, she was approached by a Being of great light whom she initially thought was her father, accompanied by two angels. The Being had beautiful hands that lifted and carried her to a place that looked much like Earth but more beautiful. She met various councils of Beings in robes who discussed her request to return, requiring higher levels of authority. She was shown places containing levels of knowledge where everything had perfect system and purpose. Despite the overwhelming love she felt, she repeatedly requested to return after hearing her mother's scream. Eventually Jesus touched both her and a hand that reached through mountains and clouds, granting permission to return with a warning about the pain she would experience. She awoke in the snow with blood, torn neck skin, and head injuries. It took 45 minutes for help to arrive due to the blizzard. At the hospital, nuns called her a miracle as she was conscious and talking despite her injuries. She recovered and walked again within weeks. | 5 | Other | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Severe asphyxiation from hanging by scarf during ski accident, unconscious for extended period | Detailed observations of beings, councils, places of knowledge, heard mother's scream from distance | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Scarf around neck during asphyxiation | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 1 | Heard mother's scream from bottom of hill | 1.00 | Family members | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||
| 3208 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4440 Taiwan University Student 16092 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1taiwan_student_nde.html | 2018 | F | A Taiwan university student was riding her moped on a rainy day when a truck illegally cut through traffic, causing an unavoidable collision. In a split second, she turned the moped 90 degrees to crash into an island with trees rather than slide under the truck or be crushed by traffic behind her. At the critical moment of impact, she entered another realm where her consciousness existed without physical form in a quiet darkness. She witnessed an elegantly falling leaf dancing in glittering sky, then found herself in a dim yellow atmosphere filled with dust. She saw many formless people surrounding something on the ground and discovered it was a pale-faced girl bleeding from her head - herself. When she tried to remove the girl's mask, her hand went through the face and she was ejected upward toward a light. She then found herself in pure darkness and silence, a complete void of nothingness. A white-gloved luminous hand appeared and directed her to an ancient Chinese building with dim yellow light. In a boudoir room, the glove gestured her to sit at a vanity where she saw the injured girl in a bronze mirror. Realizing she was that girl, she felt electrified and suddenly returned to her body lying in the road with her classmate calling her name repeatedly. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe moped accident with major trauma, lost consciousness | Detailed observations of own body, specific architectural details, bronze mirror revelation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw own injured body from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3209 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4399 1976 Tang Shan Earthquake 16090 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tang_shan.html | 1976 | 1976-07-28 | 2018 | Unknown | A Chinese medical team surveyed survivors of the catastrophic 1976 Tang Shan earthquake that killed over 240,000 people. Among 81 validated NDE cases, survivors reported remarkably consistent experiences. Over half remembered being buried under debris with no panic, instead feeling calm, comfortable, and even blissful. Many experienced rapid life reviews showing joyful memories like childhood play, marriages, and achievements. Nearly half experienced consciousness separation from their bodies, describing their "self" as lighter than air, floating above their physical forms. Some reported being perfectly normal in spirit despite physical disabilities. About one-third traveled through cave-like tunnels with water sounds, moving toward distant light. One-fourth encountered non-human forms or deceased relatives whose life continued after death. One survivor, Mr. Lee, was clinically dead for 14 minutes and experienced body detachment, plunging through darkness with unexplained noises, and brief life review. Mr. Wang saw a man in traditional robes lead him through a black hole to a golden underground palace. The survey documented 40 types of NDE elements including weightlessness, universe integration, and time cessation. Of the 81 participants, 47 underwent lasting personality changes, becoming more mellow, optimistic, and less judgmental even 10-20 years later. | 5 | Other | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Catastrophic earthquake with 240,000+ deaths, many survivors buried and near death | Detailed consistent observations across 81 cases, specific descriptions of beings and places | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Buried under earthquake debris | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 0 | Consciousness separation and floating above body | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 3210 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4433 Taylor NDE 8436 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1taylor_nde.html | 2001 | 2018 | 14 | F | At age 14, Taylor was in a head-on car collision and was critically injured while others had minor injuries. She was revived by paramedics in the ambulance after clinical death. Initially, she experienced a delayed perception where her mind was stuck in the moment before impact while simultaneously hearing screaming and metal twisting. She then got tunnel vision with darkness and sparkles before her vision disappeared completely while still hearing voices, crying, and sirens. A roaring sound like a freight train mixed with lightning grew louder until suddenly her vision returned in vivid HD colors she had never seen before. She found herself in an unearthly place with two giant atmospheres split like a split screen - the left side had bright sunny colors (yellow, light blue, white) with wispy clouds, while the right had deep sunset colors (red, gold, burnt orange, dark purple, black). A tall white column on the right side extended beyond sight. She was floating at the entrance, unable to go forward, experiencing overwhelming euphoria and happiness beyond any earthly feeling, surrounded by love and warmth. Hearing her friend Jessica's voice, she remembered her body and initially wanted to stay in this perfect place but thought of her mother's sadness and casually decided to return. She then experienced going back and forth between the euphoric place and her body until reaching the hospital. | 2 | Ambulance | 10 | 15 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Head-on collision with critical injuries, clinical death requiring CPR by paramedics | Extraordinarily detailed and unique description of split-screen realms with specific colors and structures | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 0 | Unique split-screen realm with two atmospheres | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3211 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4417 Teresa M NDE 8410 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1teresa_m_nde_8410.html | 1963 | 2018 | 3 | F | At age 3 in Germany, Teresa accidentally consumed two fatal doses of orange-flavored baby aspirin hidden in a neighbor's diaper bag. She went into convulsions and arrived at the hospital lifeless in her mother's arms. During resuscitation attempts, she left her body and watched from above, seeing everything the medical team was doing while feeling no physical sensations. She could simultaneously observe both the room where they worked on her body and the separate room where her mother had been taken, feeling her mother's hysteria as if the emotions were her own. She experienced memories of a past life shared with her mother and sister, and gained knowledge of two possible futures - one if she stayed and one if she returned. Despite her young age, she received this information with mature understanding. She also found herself in a dark vortex/tunnel moving toward a light, though the sequence of events was uncertain. After making the decision to return for her mother's sake, she was pulled back into her body and immediately felt everything being done to her. She briefly regained consciousness in the ambulance according to her brother-in-law's confirmation, then awoke four days later in the hospital. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Fatal overdose of baby aspirin at age 3, arrived lifeless at hospital, resuscitation required | Observed two rooms simultaneously, experienced past life memories, saw two possible futures | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Simultaneously observed two hospital rooms | 1.00 | Brother-in-law | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 3212 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4395 Tom B NDE 8379 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tom_b_nde_8379.html | 1986 | 1986-12-01 | 2018 | M | Tom was experiencing chest pains at his apartment in Michigan and went to the emergency room. While a nurse was explaining the EKG monitor to him, the line flat-lined and he fell back on the bed. He remembered the experience as painless, feeling very relaxed and peaceful. Everything went black and he had the feeling of being in a tunnel. In the distance at the end of the tunnel, he could see a bright light. Before reaching the light, he regained consciousness to find half a dozen doctors and nurses hovering over him, with one pounding on his chest and another holding defibrillators. The next day, the doctor told him he had been without a heartbeat for about a minute. The experience was brief but profound - he experienced the classic tunnel with bright light at the end, felt incredible peace, and no longer feared death. Following the NDE, Tom's religious beliefs changed significantly; he stopped attending his Southern Baptist church and years later began practicing Zen Buddhism for meditation and mindfulness rather than as a religion. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest with documented flatline on EKG for approximately one minute | Classic tunnel experience with bright light but limited specific details | written_account | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Dark tunnel with bright light at end | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3213 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4419 Victor Philip DP NDE 8417 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1victor_philip_dp_nde.html | 1973 | 2018 | M | Victor was struck from behind by a mini-bus while crossing a street with his 3-year-old daughter and companions. After impact, he found himself standing on the sidewalk observing his body lying in the road with his brother-in-law kneeling beside him in distress. He experienced euphoria, saw everything in vivid colors with 360-degree vision, and could focus anywhere instantly. After confirming his daughter was safe, he tried to reassure a worried gentleman but his hand went through the man's shoulder. He watched an elderly lady bring a pink pillow and colorful blanket from a building. He then found himself in a dark vortex/tunnel moving rapidly toward a point of light that grew into a massive, brilliant sun-like presence without hurting his eyes. The light communicated telepathically with love, understanding, and acceptance, welcoming him but saying it wasn't his time. They reviewed his life together from oldest to youngest, stopping at uncertain moments with the loving comment "Don't you think you could have done it this way?" with Victor judging himself. When told he had more to do and must return, Victor protested and asked for explanation but was lovingly told it would become clear as he lived. He briefly awoke in the ambulance as his brother-in-law confirmed, then fully awoke four days later in the hospital. | 5 | Other | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Hit by mini-bus as pedestrian, major concussion, unconscious for days | Specific details of accident scene verified, pink pillow, colorful blanket, hand through person | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw accident scene from sidewalk perspective | 1.00 | Brother-in-law | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3214 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4368 Virginie R NDE 8334 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1virginie_r_nde.html | 1989 | 2018 | F | Virginie attempted suicide by swallowing 120 pills with alcohol and experienced clinical death when her heart stopped. She left her body, rising to ceiling level and seeing herself in the intensive care room. She entered a tunnel that was initially dark then became lighter as she approached a white light. On the tunnel sides, she saw deceased family members who made fun of her, hearing soft sounds and seeing radiant, non-dazzling colors. Her deceased brother Philippe (died 12 years earlier of leukemia at age 7) took her hand, smiling while leading her to the light. A strong voice (she knew was God) asked why she wanted to die. She explained her grief over Philippe's death and her mother's resentment since she wasn't a compatible marrow donor. God told her to return to her family, that she would have six children, and had a mission to accomplish. Despite the unconditional love surrounding her and wanting to stay, she saw doctors reanimating her body and brutally returned through the top of her head. She also experienced visions of past lives - seeing herself hit by a car in 1929 and as a German soldier killed in 1944. She saw Buddha during the experience. Years later in 2015, she had another cardiac arrest and NDE where God again told her it wasn't time to join her loved ones. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Suicide attempt with 120 pills and alcohol causing cardiac arrest and flatline | Detailed tunnel, deceased relatives, God conversation, past life visions, prophecy of 6 children | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw deceased brother Philippe and other family members | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3215 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4450 Volley B NDEs 8458 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1volley_b_ndes.html | 1999 | 2018 | 26 | M | Volley experienced two clinical deaths from heart attacks. First NDE: During cardiac arrest, he found himself in an ambulance, then standing before a massive Roman-temple-like building with tall pillars and a giant doorway arch. His deceased uncle stood beside him and walked with him through the coliseum-like interior. Halfway through, he heard his grandfather's voice saying "This is not your time" and awoke in the hospital after being dead for 14 minutes. Second NDE (10 years later): He awoke in a beautiful rolling field by a large pond with a waterfall that made no splash or ripples. The pillar building was visible on a hilltop. His uncle greeted him again, showing him the pond where they would fish, with Volley standing an inch above water seeing large fish below. He was led across the field toward a tree-lined area where he found a two-story house with porch attached to a green dually truck. Knowing his deceased father would answer the door, he knocked, but his grandfather's voice intervened saying "HE IS NOT DONE YET. HE HAS TO GO BACK." His grandfather grabbed his arm and pulled him up. He awoke with medical staff over him, having been clinically dead for 27 minutes and shocked 13 times, with the doctor about to call time of death when his heart beeped once. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Two separate heart attacks with clinical death for 14 and 27 minutes, multiple defibrillations | Highly detailed unique imagery, consistent beings across experiences, specific architecture and landscape | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 4 | 0 | Roman temple-like building with pillars | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3216 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4537 Alma B NDE 8604 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alma_b_nde.html | 2012 | 2018 | F | After years of suffering from injuries and illness, Alma made a pact with God to take her in a heart attack. During severe seizures from medication withdrawal in March 2012, she had a profound NDE. She found herself on diamond-like ground in a heavenly garden with crystal-like formations and a waterfall. She encountered deceased relatives and experienced the Glistening Eye of God, a massive white orb that showered her with pure love. A golden-yellow orb emerged, which she recognized as Jesus, who healed her and told her "I Love you." She had a life review showing her acts of kindness throughout her life. Despite wanting to enter Heaven's gate, she was told it wasn't her time and to continue doing what she had been doing. Upon return, she experienced both grief and joy simultaneously, knowing she had experienced something phenomenal. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Severe seizures from medication withdrawal, hospitalization documented | Detailed otherworldly observations but no verifiable earthly observations during unconsciousness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw diamond-like ground and heavenly garden | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3217 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4545 Amanda B NDE 23301 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1amanda_b_nde.html | 1995 | 2018 | F | During a suicide attempt by overdose in 1995, Amanda was clinically dead and had multiple out-of-body experiences. She encountered a male being who communicated telepathically and showed her good and bad things she had done. After being shocked back into her body repeatedly, she flatlined and rose out of her body, observing medical staff trying to revive her. She floated through walls and witnessed her mother crying with her aunt in another room. She could describe procedures the doctors performed and conversations they had while she was clinically dead. She was in a coma for three days before recovering. The experience left her knowing the afterlife is real, feeling like she exists in a different dimension where she can see and hear everything but cannot be detected by others. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death explicitly stated, multiple resuscitation attempts documented | Observed medical procedures while clinically dead, saw mother and aunt in different room through walls | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 1 | Watched resuscitation efforts | 1.00 | Medical staff | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3218 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4546 Andrew B NDE 8620 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andrew_b_nde_8620.html | 1981 | 2018 | M | Andrew had a severe throat injury when a bottle cap fired off like a shotgun, tearing his throat open. He was unconscious for two weeks. During this time, he found himself outside his body, somewhere behind and above his hospital bed, surrounded by a warm brightness. He saw his family crying around his body but couldn't communicate with them. A calm, loving male voice told him "It is not your time yet. You're not ready." He could visualize the scene clearly even 36 years later. His mother confirmed he was unconscious the entire time, yet he accurately described seeing them crying at his bedside. The experience strengthened his faith in God and the afterlife. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Life-threatening throat injury, unconscious for two weeks | Saw family crying at bedside while unconscious, mother confirmed scene | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw family crying around hospital bed | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3219 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4475 Andrew Y NDE 8501 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andrew_y_nde.html | 1988 | 2018 | M | Andrew fell down stairs on his back and could not breathe. He knew he was dying and felt completely calm. After collapsing, he found himself floating above his face-down body, surrounded by purple light that filled the atmosphere like an illuminated cloud. He felt no pain and thought the fall had been a dream. He was pulled into a dark tunnel where hundreds of people lined the sides, shouting at him with shocked expressions to "go back" and that it wasn't his time. Frightened by their intensity, he backed out of the tunnel and heard/felt a loud POP as he returned to his body. The pain flooded back and he was hospitalized with severe back bruising. The experience confirmed his belief in the afterlife. | 2 | Home | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Could not breathe, clinical death described, collapsed | Floating above body, purple light phenomenon, tunnel with beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw body face-down on floor | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3220 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4528 Anne L NDE 8588 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anne_l_nde_8588.html | 1996 | 2018 | F | While white water rafting without a life vest, Anne's raft overturned in rapids. Initially panicked, she accepted she would die and time stopped. She found herself in complete darkness surrounded by love, experiencing perfect peace without anxiety for the first time. She understood everything was one and had a life review. A voice said "Choose" and she understood she could stay in peace or return. She learned this time on Earth is important and chose to return, understanding she would need to relearn everything. Back underwater, a voice guided her to stop fighting the water and told her when to push off something to reach air. A kayaker rescued her. The experience taught her that love is all that matters and she no longer fears death. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drowning without life vest, life-threatening situation | Voice guidance to escape drowning, time distortion, darkness with love presence | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Voice guidance for survival | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3221 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4592 Anni S NDE 16098 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anni_s_nde.html | 1974 | 2018 | 30 | F | During a medical procedure where a doctor accidentally hit her central nervous system multiple times with a needle, Anni was unconscious for a month. She left her body and observed doctors treating her, then visited the doctor at his home, seeing his nervous tics and urination problems. Later she verified these observations with him. She went through a tunnel to a place of indescribable beauty with colors beyond Earth, met deceased relatives, and saw past lives including as an Indian warrior and French aristocrat. A loving being (she believes was Jesus) showed her life review where she saw her thoughts mattered more than actions. She learned about sowing love to reap in the afterlife. Upon return, she developed ability to sense others' thoughts and feelings. The experience became the foundation of her life. | 4 | Hospital | 7 | 20 | 37 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Coma for a month after medical accident damaging central nervous system | Verified observations of doctor's home, condition, and furniture arrangement while in coma | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed doctor at his home | 1.00 | Doctor | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 3222 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4594 Jon M NDE 8694 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jon_m_nde.html | 1992 | 2018 | M | Jon was at a lake with friends when his boat flipped over. While trying to save his girlfriend who couldn't swim, he was pulled underwater three times. On the third time, he remained submerged and took a breath of water instead of air, experiencing drowning. Jon describes a "pop" sensation as he left his body and slowly rose into the air, observing his body below and his friends approaching. He experienced overwhelming peace and love that he describes as the best day multiplied by a billion. He retained his consciousness and all knowledge from life. Jon was shown that this spiritual realm was "home" and understood that earthly life is a journey for soul enlightenment and evolution. He was then suddenly returned to his body on the dock with paramedics performing CPR. The experience confirmed his feelings about the afterlife and taught him that love for others and treating them well are life's most important aspects. After the NDE, Jon healed twice as fast as before and had prophetic dreams providing needed knowledge. The experience stopped his suicidal ideation as he learned that suicide prevents earning entry to the peaceful realm. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drowning incident with 5+ minutes underwater | Out-of-body observation of scene below | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw scene from above after leaving body | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3223 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4479 Judie S NDE 8508 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1judie_s_nde.html | 1994 | 1994-06-08 | 2018 | F | During an emergency C-section for breech presentation and pre-eclampsia, Judie experienced an accidental epidural injection into a vein. Her blood pressure dropped to 40/20 and she lost consciousness. As consciousness faded, she perceived a curtain of light descending and realized how dark our world generally is. She rose out of the darkness into a bright, peaceful, painless reality where a veil had been lifted making everything clear and vivid. Judie could sense the presence of others though she couldn't see them. She could see where she needed to go next but heard a voice saying it wasn't her time yet. Upon return, she felt angry about being brought back to the painful physical world until a nurse reminded her of her soon-to-be-born baby. During the experience, Judie observed the anesthesiologist grabbing reversal and pressor medications and was aware of the medical team's actions. The experience led her to embrace pagan and alternative spiritual teachings, completing energy mastery school and studying alternative healing. She gained empathic abilities and can hear spiritual voices. The experience taught her that divine judgment as taught in Christianity doesn't exist, only love and acceptance. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Emergency C-section with epidural complications, BP 40/20 | Observed anesthesiologist grabbing specific medications | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw medical team actions during crisis | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3224 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4607 Kathy O NDE 8711 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kathy_o_nde.html | 1976 | 2018 | 16 | F | At age 16, Kathy attempted suicide by taking a bottle of her father's heart medication. Her mother found her barely alive and called 911. In the emergency room, as medical staff worked frantically to save her, she heard "We are losing her!" and her heart stopped. Kathy found herself standing outside her body behind the ER staff, watching them use defibrillators, insert tubes, and place IVs. After feeling a tap on her left shoulder, she found herself in total darkness in a fetal position. A man appeared wearing a long leather coat - no wings, so she assumed not an angel. He asked if this was what she wanted, and she admitted it was stupid, just seeking attention. He showed her a distant light like a prism with rainbow colors and told her "Suicides are not allowed to receive the light; they remain in darkness." He spoke memorable words: "Life is a gift and it's not up to us to take it." He said it wasn't her time and he would send her back but put her to work. Kathy awoke in ICU after 32 days in a coma. Upon awakening, she began hearing voices of the dead. Years later, she realized she could communicate with deceased spirits. Now at 58, she uses this gift to help the dead receive the light and counsels those contemplating suicide, sharing her experience as a warning. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest in ER setting with monitoring | Detailed observations of medical procedures while out of body | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32 day coma | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 0 | Watched medical team working on her body | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3225 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4601 Kerry B NDEs 8703 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kerry_b_ndes.html | 2015 | 2015-09-02 | 2018 | 48 | F | Kerry experienced severe anaphylactic shock while walking her dog, with airways swelling shut leading to four deaths that night. In her first death experience, she found herself in a radiant white limitless light as a Light Body, pulled upward by a powerful loving force. Her deceased grandparents appeared as luminous light bodies, apologizing for not understanding her struggles as a gay person in a Southern Baptist environment. They said it wasn't her time and she needed to return. Kerry then saw God as a brilliant loving light and asked with humility, "I'm gay, will you still love me?" God formed wings, brought her into a cosmic embrace encompassing planets and galaxies, and said with a Southern accent: "You are my child. I love you. I love you. I love you. Go tell 'em." She was then returned to her body. Kerry experienced multiple anaphylactic episodes over 20 days, requiring six ambulance trips. After the NDE, she lost consciousness randomly and her heart was found to be stopping for 9 seconds at a time, requiring a pacemaker in 2017. The experience transformed her from a financial technology professional to an orgone energy artist. She developed abilities to see spirits, became clairsentient and clairaudient, and could channel messages. Her personality changed completely, focusing on spirituality rather than technology. | 1 | Other | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Multiple clinical deaths from anaphylactic shock | Detailed observations of spiritual realm and beings | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self as Light Body in spiritual realm | 0.00 | Wife | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 3226 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4509 Kit S NDE 23285 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kit_s_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-04-22 | 2018 | F | Kit experienced a massive brain hemorrhage with five aneurysms, flatlining in the ambulance requiring CPR. After emergency brain surgery with partial brain removal, she spent time in a coma. During her death experience, after everything faded to black like a camera shutter closing, the shutter reopened to reveal a transformed reality. She found herself in a pristine park with perfectly manicured grass, a flawless oak tree, and a vibrant blue sky that seemed alive. Standing on a brilliant white pathway that curved ahead, she felt God's love and acceptance in what she knew was Heaven. Her deceased father appeared looking perfect, healthy and happy. He stopped her from going around the pathway's curve, saying "You need to go back. It's not your time yet." Before returning, Kit witnessed lines of diverse people - gay and straight, different colors and religions, handicapped, young and old - all holding hands showing love and forgiveness toward one another. Upon returning to her heavy, pain-filled body, she was forever changed. Kit developed abilities to communicate with spirits, particularly her father, who bring comfort to grieving loved ones. Her religious beliefs shifted from judgmental conservative Christianity to becoming a Spiritualist, more open, forgiving and accepting. She appeared on "I Survived, Beyond and Back" and holds seminars to help others understand there's nothing to fear about death. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Massive brain hemorrhage, five aneurysms, flatlined in ambulance | Detailed observations of heavenly realm and beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | coma | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Vision of diverse people showing unity | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||
| 3227 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4474 Lacee T NDE 8497 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lacee_t_nde.html | 2017 | 2017-05-28 | 2018 | F | During a motorcycle accident where Lacee was slammed to the ground, she left her body and found herself in a starry tunnel. She knew that going all the way through would mean not returning, experiencing no fear or pain but infinite love. While fighting not to reach the tunnel's end due to her children, she observed the crash site from above. A light appeared at the tunnel's end as the pull grew stronger. Suddenly she entered a field of tall, beautiful green grass undulating in waves without wind. The sky was pink/rosy/purple, creating a paradise-like Garden of Eden sensation. Her husband walked toward her through the grass, and without speaking, she understood he had died. They communicated telepathically as he let her know he would wait for her but she needed to care for their boys. Lacee then returned to her body in overwhelming pain. Despite serious injuries including nine broken ribs, hemopneumothorax, fractured vertebra, broken shoulder blades, and severe sprains, she got up and walked, afraid she would die if she lay still. When told her husband died in the accident, she already knew from their encounter. The experience led to decreased materialism, increased flexibility, and attraction to meditation and Buddhism. She gained the understanding that life is about perpetuating love and that their love is eternal. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening motorcycle accident with severe injuries | Shared death experience with husband, telepathic communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Knew husband had died before being told | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3228 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4587 Lauren J NDE 8680 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lauren_j_nde.html | 2017 | 2017-01-02 | 2018 | 29 | F | While teaching yoga, Lauren collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest at age 29 with no warning or family history. A student performed CPR for 20 minutes until paramedics revived her with epinephrine. After seizures, she was placed in a medically-induced coma for four days. During this time, Lauren experienced walking through a hauntingly magical old-growth forest with impossibly tall, thin trees reaching beyond sight. The scene was bathed in golden, otherworldly light from all directions, creating an autumn afternoon ambiance. Most striking was the complete silence - unlike earthly forests, bringing liberation and peace. Her normally anxious, layered thoughts melted into perfect stillness and oneness. Walking on soft golden-reddish leaves, her spirit hovered behind her body while holding hands with a silvery, androgynous being in white - beautiful yet faceless. She knew continuing around the path's curve meant ceasing to exist, but felt peaceful and didn't want to leave. A jerk behind her navel pulled her back, preventing further steps. She knew she had to return. Lauren awoke to her aunt from Tennessee at her Texas bedside, later learning her fiancé and mother's prayers had called her back. Doctors found no heart defects, concluding it was likely Long QT syndrome. Post-NDE, she became more spiritual, less anxious, twice as sensitive to others' emotions, and able to physically feel their pain. The experience was like enlightenment - complete oneness with the universe. | 2 | Other | 10 | 6 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Sudden cardiac arrest, 20 minutes CPR, 4-day coma | Detailed otherworldly forest realm, spiritual guide encounter | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4-day medically-induced coma | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 1 | Mystical forest realm with spiritual guide | 0.00 | Student, paramedics | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||
| 3229 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4489 Laurie L NDE 8525 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1laurie_l_nde.html | 1986 | 2018 | 19 | F | While white water rafting on the Rogue River during historically high spring currents, 19-year-old Navy servicewoman Laurie failed to navigate Blossom Bar rapids and was swept into the dangerous "Picket Fence" rocks. Trapped in turbulent water, she inhaled water deeply and after crying "God please help me!" went limp. Darkness turned white as she rushed through a tunnel at light speed, feeling warm, peaceful, and covered in pure unconditional love. She found herself in a cloud-like room with three crystalline beings refracting rainbow light who transformed into angels with fiber-optic wing cables. They communicated telepathically with electric-spark eyes radiating love. A larger angel showed her a life review book with images from conception to drowning, revealing a future husband and children. The angel Yahshael identified himself as being with her since creation and for eternity. He transported her to a vast golden wheat field with beautiful music where she felt the spirit of all living things and God's presence as warm light. She soared over an endless waterfall and saw a golden tree whose leaves became colorful birds. A mercury-like lake showed living people on Earth. At a fence boundary, Yahshael said she couldn't cross and must return to finish her work. He forcefully returned her spirit to her body, popping her clear of the underwater trap. Twenty-one people have died at that spot since. The NDE led to enhanced psychic abilities and spiritual rather than religious faith. | 5 | Other | 5 | 15 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Near-drowning in dangerous rapids | Extensive spiritual realm details, life review, future preview | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 0 | Life review and future preview | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 3230 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4480 Linda A NDE 8509 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1linda_a_nde.html | 2014 | 2014-07-23 | 2018 | 64 | F | Linda, 64, experienced cardiac arrest during cardiac rehabilitation exercise at a hospital. After heart surgery and starting cardiac exercise program, she was 30 minutes into treadmill workout while monitored when her heart's bottom chamber stopped, causing her to fall and hit her head. During the Code Blue, she found herself as "a vapor" against the ceiling, experiencing indescribable happiness, peace, and contentment with feelings beyond imagination. She saw bright light to her right and observed her body below surrounded by medical staff, noting their clothing colors. She could see people working in nearby glass-windowed offices. Though knowing she was dead, she didn't want to return to her body, feeling the profound forgiveness and love of God regardless of circumstances. She saw images of her husband and daughter, knowing they'd be okay, but seeing her youngest son made her realize she had to return. She fell down a black tunnel and awoke repeatedly saying "I was so happy." Staff couldn't believe she survived, and she received a pacemaker the next morning. Earlier that year, she had two prior episodes where her heart stopped briefly, seeing her deceased parents looking through a small window. The experience eliminated her fear of death, strengthened her belief in God's forgiveness, and made her compelled to share with those facing death, though she's selective about whom she tells. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest during monitored exercise in hospital | Observed body from ceiling, saw staff clothing colors, nearby offices | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed resuscitation scene from ceiling | 0.00 | Hospital cardiac exercise staff | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||
| 3231 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4464 Lori W NDE 8485 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lori_w_nde.html | 1986 | 1986-11-17 | 2018 | 28 | F | During childbirth after long labor with the baby stuck in the birth canal, both mother and child went into distress requiring emergency cesarean. The epidural failed to block pain, and when given general anesthesia, Lori knew they would save the baby but lose her. She found herself hovering above the operating table watching them hold her crying baby boy above her abdomen. She heard a nurse say "Uh oh, there goes her heart!" followed by calling for emergency assistance STAT. She woke hours later in a hospital room, with no one ever telling her that her heart had stopped during surgery. Years later when she mentioned it to her husband, he was shocked she knew about it, confirming the incident had occurred. The experience was calm observation without emotion. She had a second, less vivid NDE years later. The experience gave her greater belief in an afterlife and confirmed her hope of life after death, though it didn't significantly change her religious practices, transitioning from agnostic to Protestant Christianity. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Emergency C-section under general anesthesia | Heard specific nurse statement about heart stopping | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed surgery and heard medical emergency | 1.00 | Husband | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||
| 3232 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4588 Lyle H NDE 8681 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lyle_h_nde.html | 1968 | 2018 | M | Lyle was taking a shower when he became lightheaded and passed out, hitting his head. His wife found him unconscious on the shower floor and frantically tried to revive him, slapping his face. During this time, Lyle experienced floating in the corner of the bathroom ceiling, observing his wife trying to pull his body from the shower and hearing her desperate prayers even though her mouth wasn't moving. He felt peaceful and pain-free during the out-of-body experience, understanding he was probably dead. He could hear his wife's thoughts and prayers pleading for him not to die. The emotional impact of her sorrow affected him deeply, and with a whoosh sensation, he felt himself being shoved back into his body. Upon returning, his chest hurt and he began coughing up water. He immediately told his wife what had happened, including the exact words of her silent prayer, which convinced her of the reality of his experience. | 5 | Home | 3 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Head injury and loss of consciousness mentioned but not explicitly life-threatening | Specific observation of wife's actions and hearing her silent prayer thoughts | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw wife pulling body from shower | 1.00 | Wife | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3233 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4538 Mache G NDE 8606 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mache_g_nde.html | 1980 | 2018 | 4 | F | Four-year-old Mache had been severely ill for three days with fevers reaching 104-105 degrees, experiencing hallucinations where the ceiling appeared to bounce like rubber band. She was vomiting hourly and unable to keep anything down. When taken to the hospital emergency room, she was immediately rushed back and became surrounded by medical staff. Despite feeling tired and wanting to sleep, she told everyone she felt better before closing her eyes. She then found herself looking down at her own blue body on a gurney with eyes as slits, while medical staff worked frantically around her. She felt no fear or upset, only slight confusion, knowing she didn't have a body and feeling part of everything and everyone. She floated up through the hospital and continued ascending, beginning to browse through time and seeing events from her early life including detailed memories from before she could walk. As she ascended toward a beautiful light, feeling complete peace with no questions or fears, she suddenly felt a pop and was jerked back down almost instantly, later learning that CPR had been administered to resuscitate her from cardiac arrest. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death with cardiac arrest and CPR documented | Multiple specific observations including seeing self blue on gurney, detailed pre-verbal memories verified by mother | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw own body blue on gurney | 0.00 | Mother | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3234 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4495 Maggie S NDE 8532 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maggie_s_nde_8532.html | 1987 | 1987-03-22 | 2018 | F | Maggie was five and a half months pregnant with severe toxemia causing dangerously high blood pressure (180/120) and kidney failure. She was immediately hospitalized and went into premature labor. Given morphine to stop the labor, she thought she was dying when a glowing golden nurse appeared, placed a hand on her forehead, and told her to rest. Her heart then stopped and she floated above her body, watching doctors rush in and pump her chest. She observed this for what seemed like hours until a brilliant tunnel opened in the ceiling corner. She floated through the warm, peaceful tunnel and emerged to see a brilliant city with lights everywhere and thousands of people waiting for her, feeling overwhelming love. A voice told her it wasn't her time and she had unfinished business. Despite arguing that she didn't want to return, she woke up days later in intensive care after an emergency cesarean. Her baby survived despite low Apgar scores, and she discovered her purpose was to help raise many children and comfort dying people by sharing her experience. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest during childbirth with emergency cesarean | Saw medical team working on her, throwing husband out, specific details of room and people | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Watched resuscitation efforts from above | 1.00 | Medical team | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3235 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4560 Manuel M NDE 8647 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1manuel_m_nde.html | 2016 | 2018 | 70 | M | Manuel, a 70-year-old Catholic volunteer, accidentally received regular coffee instead of decaf at McDonald's, triggering severe cardiac arrhythmia due to his cardiovascular sensitivity to caffeine. During a diocesan meeting, he felt irregular heartbeat and immediately lost contact with surroundings, transitioning to another reality. He found himself in an illuminated space with indefinable boundaries, seeing a fuzzy cloud-like structure above that seemed like an entrance. He felt perfect order, freedom from all concerns, and complete lucidity while having no memories of his earthly life. He knew he was dying but had the conscious choice to die or return, with both options being perfectly acceptable. Suddenly his granddaughter's image appeared, and he decided he still needed to be with her. Upon this decision, he instantly returned to the conference room with elevated blood pressure and pulse. The experience gave him heightened awareness of eternity and renewed sense of mission for his remaining years. | 2 | Other | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrhythmia with possible brief cardiac arrest | Limited veridical content, mainly subjective experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Awareness of choice between life and death | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3236 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4543 Maria C NDE 16097 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maria_c_nde_16097.html | 1995 | 2018 | F | Maria experienced a stroke after noticing visual disturbances and severe headache. Multiple out-of-body experiences occurred as she repeatedly left and returned to her body. She saw herself curled on the floor with her daughter, floated over her city seeing rooftops and gardens like an eagle, then shot out into space viewing Earth as a beautiful blue planet surrounded by darkness. A telepathic voice repeatedly told her to be calm and that everything was fine. After being hospitalized and blacking out, she witnessed medical procedures from above, saw herself in golden light hearing unrecognizable music, traveled through hospital corridors helping a confused elderly man having an OBE, and observed five doctors debating her case and deciding on a lumbar puncture. Upon awakening, she initially saw people as grotesquely deformed monsters before their appearance normalized. She was diagnosed with a cerebral vascular incident and required extensive rehabilitation to relearn basic functions. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 16 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Stroke (CVA) with life-threatening symptoms | Multiple specific observations including Earth from space, hospital procedures, doctors' meeting | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw Earth from space | 0.00 | Medical team | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3237 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4578 Maria L NDE 8669 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maria_l_nde.html | 1985 | 1985-02-16 | 2018 | F | Maria was a single mother experiencing difficult premature labor one month early, suffering extreme pain for hours without proper dilation. In the hospital operating theater, during a moment of extreme pain, she left her body and found herself floating on the ceiling. She observed her sleeping body below while her friend frantically called her name and slapped her face trying to get her to react. She experienced immense relief and infinite peace, feeling no pain while out of body. Though she didn't speak English, she perfectly understood everything happening - nurses acting in emergency and discussing dangerously low oxygen levels threatening the baby. Her love for her baby motivated her immediate return to her body without hesitation. She opened her eyes breathing deeply from an oxygen mask as her baby was born blue and rushed to an incubator. Years later she experienced a brain aneurysm and breast cancer, believing something had urged her to seek repeated medical attention that led to early cancer detection. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Difficult childbirth with apparent loss of consciousness in operating theater | Observed friend's actions, understood English without knowing language, aware of oxygen crisis | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw friend trying to revive her | 0.00 | Friend | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3238 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4476 Mark W NDE 8503 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_w_nde.html | 1985 | 2018 | 19 | M | Nineteen-year-old Mark experienced a severe asthma attack at home before Christmas. After forcing himself to breathe through increasing pain like a stone on his chest, he consciously gave up and stopped breathing. The pain immediately ceased and his consciousness lifted into his head, thinking calmly that his life was over. He saw red then white-black flashing before leaping out the top of his head like a jack-in-the-box, finding his body repellent. In warm black space, he moved toward expanding light through a grey tunnel, recognizing he had died AGAIN and disappointed at not remembering this familiar experience or accomplishing anything in life. He understood everything in his life was self-caused. Encountering a great Being of overwhelming love and intelligence, he merged with it experiencing boundless love and deathless existence. He saw Earth wrapped in rose-pink light from a Giant Being he wondered might be Jesus, receiving the message to make known the appearance of Christ. His concern for his mother's grief brought him plunging back, waking on a stretcher. He estimates being gone 10-15 minutes. | 2 | Home | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from asthma attack, stopped breathing for estimated 10-15 minutes | Saw body on floor from outside perspective, complex spiritual experiences | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw body sprawled on kitchen floor | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3239 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4568 Matthew S NDE 8655 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1matthew_s_nde.html | 1968 | 2018 | 10 | M | Ten-year-old Matthew had a bicycle accident hitting his head on pavement, experiencing three separate out-of-body episodes. First at the accident scene, he floated above watching people help him. Second in the doctor's office, floating in the upper corner as the nurse and doctor attended, hearing them ask about parent notification and ambulance dispatch. Third in the ambulance, floating in the back corner as walls began burning away like film. He floated above the road where a strong lighted Presence appeared, the landscape burning away replaced by vibrant pristine scenery without man-made objects. Time ceased as a lighted Being approached asking if he remembered home. Matthew wanted to return and was told he'd meet parents at hospital, face challenges but overcome them, and connect with the Being again later. He had no memory of the accident upon waking but vivid memory of the visit. He later experienced PTSD including panic attacks in dark spaces like movie theaters, but overcame these challenges as predicted. | 5 | Ambulance | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Head trauma from bicycle accident, loss of consciousness | Multiple OBE episodes, heard specific conversations, landscape transformation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/20/2025 | 3 | 0 | Witnessed accident scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3240 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4602 Meghan NDE 8704 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1meghan_nde.html | 2008 | 2008-12-11 | 2018 | F | Meghan was hit by a truck while chasing a neighbor's dog on a snowy day in Louisiana, thrown 12 feet into a water-filled ditch. During the impact, she was unaware of being hit and experienced continuing to run in a floating sensation with feet on ground, seeing the dog run back toward home and the truck stopped. After brief darkness, she found herself back in the ditch with her sister telling her not to move. She had broken clavicle, hip, femur, and sacrum, requiring emergency surgery and three blood transfusions. During surgery, she experienced excruciating pain and screamed to be put back to sleep though no one heard her, then saw a woman climbing on her applying pressure to her leg with blood everywhere as the surgeon worked to stop bleeding from a nicked artery. After the NDE, she developed psychic abilities with spirits frequently contacting her through visions, presence, or dreams, which she has learned to embrace to help deceased souls and their families. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 12 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening trauma with multiple injuries requiring emergency surgery | Witnessed surgery details including woman applying pressure, nicked artery confirmed years later | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 2 | Saw dog running back home after accident | 1.00 | Sister | Low Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||
| 3241 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4553 Michael B NDE 8631 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_b_nde_8631.html | 2011 | 2011-09-16 | 2018 | M | Michael, a trained EMT, went to the emergency room with extreme stomach pain rated 10+ on pain scale. He was given multiple doses of Dilaudid for pain, receiving four doses total in a short timeframe which caused an overdose. He went into respiratory arrest and stopped breathing for several minutes. During this time, he found himself in a black void experiencing no time, no pain, and nothing - like being in a black room without visible walls. He felt the presence of several people around him though he couldn't see anyone, experiencing pure blackness and absence of light. After doctors called a code and began resuscitation, he remembers traveling back to his body and seeing a doctor on top of him yelling to start breathing. He coded again during CT scan but had no experience that time. The experience left him with stage 2 kidney disease from oxygen deprivation and PTSD, including panic attacks in dark spaces like movie theaters. Unlike positive NDEs, he found his experience entirely distressing and feels regret about returning to life. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Respiratory arrest from medication overdose, clinical death with resuscitation | Limited veridical content, mainly void experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw doctor performing resuscitation | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3242 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4459 Anthony C NDE 8476 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anthony_c_nde_8476.html | 1973 | 2018 | 5 | M | At age five, Anthony fell and hit his head on concrete steps at school during a lunch break. He experienced immediate separation from his body, floating above the scene with complete peace and no negative emotions. From his elevated vantage point, he witnessed other children huddled around his body and observed school administrators moving his body closer to a trash dumpster. This observation later proved significant in a court deposition where he testified about the body being moved, which confused the judge given his young age. While floating, he began to rise past large trees before being pulled back down. He briefly regained consciousness in his mother's car en route to the hospital, then spent several days in a semi-coma. The experience left him with a profound sense of peace unlike anything before or since, and a feeling of having been sent back for a purpose. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Severe head injury with loss of consciousness and semi-coma for days | Observed body being moved, later verified in court deposition | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 1 | Witnessed body being moved | 1.00 | Judge | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3243 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4531 Anthony M NDE 8596 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anthony_m_nde_8596.html | 1982 | 2018 | M | Anthony was knocked off a sailboat and drowned, remaining clinically dead for several minutes before being revived. He immediately traveled through a long tunnel toward a light, feeling like he was walking quickly without his feet touching ground, accompanied by others walking single file. Upon emerging, he found himself in a vivid realm resembling a warm summer day with extraordinarily bright colors - sky, earth, trees, and poppy-like flowers radiating with unusual intensity. He ran through fields with other people, mostly elderly who moved with youthful vigor, and one sick African American girl who was led forward by an older woman. He sensed he was moving toward more people and felt music. The experience felt much longer than the actual time of clinical death. Since then, he feels he can sense whether people are destined for heaven, attends church weekly, and actively contributes to charitable acts. | 5 | Other | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from drowning explicitly stated | Vivid otherworldly realm with other beings, but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 0 | Tunnel passage with others | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3244 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4503 Audra L NDE 8541 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ashlea_l_nde.html | 1995 | 2018 | F | During a grand mal seizure in 1995, Audra experienced what she describes as a negative NDE. She suddenly found herself falling down a narrow hole barely wider than her body, scrambling against crumbling tar-like walls that smelled strongly and felt rough. Unable to see above or below, she was surrounded by flying rocky dust that prevented breathing. As she shouted for help, she fell faster. The experience was entirely distressing and frightening. After being told by paramedics about her seizure, she struggled for years with the fear that she was going to hell, questioning what she had done to deserve such a destination. This led to intense self-examination and efforts to be more righteous. She had previously been in a medically-induced coma at age 17 with no experience, which made her initially skeptical of NDEs. The negative experience has made her more religious but less happy, living in fear-based bondage trying to earn her place in the afterlife. | 5 | Unknown | 5 | 1 | 6 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Grand mal seizure, life-threatening event | Negative experience of falling, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Falling down narrow hole | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3245 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4505 Michael L NDE 8543 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_l_nde_8543.html | 1972 | 2018 | 21 | M | Michael L, a 21-year-old man, underwent emergency surgery after hemorrhaging from his leg required immediate intervention. During his tenth surgery following a motorcycle accident that left him with gangrene, a blood clot formed in a surgical flap, causing severe bleeding. After passing out on the gurney, he experienced an out-of-body state where he floated above his body in the operating room, observing the medical team working below. Most remarkably, he saw a thin, glowing silver cord connecting his floating consciousness to his physical body on the operating table. He became concerned about what would happen if this cord broke and decided he wanted to return to his body. The experience included a moment of knowing everything about the universe before he re-entered his body. He awoke gagging on an airway tube as medical staff revived him. The experience profoundly changed his life, leading him to spend years searching for spiritual truth and meaning, eventually retiring to focus 70% on spiritual matters. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest explicitly documented during surgery with CPR given and resuscitation required | Specific observation of silver cord connecting consciousness to body, detailed awareness of surgical procedures and equipment, floating perspective of operating room | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw silver cord connecting consciousness to body | 0.00 | Anesthesiologist | Moderately Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3246 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4582 Michael M NDE 8673 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_m_nde.html | 1975 | 2018 | M | Michael M was hit by a pickup truck as a child in 1975 while walking on a snow bank. After slipping onto the road, he watched the truck drive over him before losing consciousness. He then found himself floating near the ceiling of the ambulance, observing paramedics cutting off his brown shirt and working frantically on his body below. He moved to the passenger seat area and tried talking to the driver, commenting on familiar locations like his cub scout meeting place, but wasn't heard. An invisible male voice then called him back, asking how he felt. Looking at his body, Michael replied he felt "stupid" before being pulled back into his physical form. He sustained severe injuries including a concussion, broken bones, and internal injuries. The experience left him with enhanced abilities to read people, prophetic visions of future events, and absolutely no fear of death. He is completely certain that consciousness survives bodily death and considers the funeral industry a scam. Years later, seeing a TV show about NDEs, he recognized his experience exactly. | 5 | Ambulance | 10 | 16 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening trauma from being run over by truck, approximately 5 minutes without response | Specific details about brown shirt being cut off, observing from ambulance ceiling, attempting communication with driver | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw paramedics cutting off his clothing | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3247 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4556 Michiel W NDE 8635 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michiel_w_nde.html | 1976 | 2018 | 21 | M | Michiel W was stabbed in 1976 during an altercation outside a pool hall, suffering a punctured lung and ruptured atria and pericardium. While being rushed to the hospital, unable to breathe with air coming from the wound, he began having an out-of-body experience. He found himself flying above the car, then drawn through a tunnel toward an immense, all-encompassing light with no shadows. He became aware of vaguely familiar people from his past moving by at a distance. In this state, God spoke directly to him, asking "Do you want to live or die?" Understanding the gravity of the question, Michiel replied he wanted to live as he still had things to do. God responded, "Don't worry, everything will be OK." After this promise, he re-entered his body and became aware of arriving at the hospital. He experienced two cardiac arrests - one during surgery where his sternum was cut for manual heart massage, and another post-surgery. The experience was preceded by years of preparation, including studying the Book of Job in high school despite his teacher's objections. Since then, he has lived with the certainty of God's promise through numerous challenges including Hepatitis C from blood transfusion and eventually a liver transplant in 2017. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Stabbed with punctured lung and cardiac damage, two cardiac arrests documented, manual heart massage performed | Out of body viewing of car below, tunnel experience with beings, direct conversation with God who made specific promise | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 1 | Conversation with God | 0.00 | Surgical team | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3248 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4468 Miguel P NDE 8490 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1miguel_p_nde.html | 1994 | 2018 | M | Miguel P was surfing on a winter day in 1994 when enormous waves were breaking. While attempting to navigate a massive wave, he hesitated about whether to go through, over, or under it. The wave broke before he decided, throwing him from its crest and crushing him beneath. His surfboard leash broke and he became disoriented underwater, unable to tell up from down in the darkness. As he began drowning and breathing in water, the experience transformed completely. The darkness became crystalline clear water, and he felt profound peace and serenity beyond anything he had experienced before or since. He saw intense white light as if from a hot summer day and felt himself floating in a perfectly calm ocean. The feeling was pure well-being and immense emotion beyond compare. He lost consciousness in this state and later awoke on the shore, where his fiancée, sister and friends said he had been underwater for about five minutes. The experience eliminated his fear of death and gave him certainty that death brings a state of perfect peace. He remains agnostic about whether the experience was divine or a natural chemical reaction, but is certain it represents what "rest in peace" truly means. | 5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Drowning for approximately 5 minutes, life-threatening but no medical intervention | Transformation from dark water to crystal clear with intense light, profound peace and specific sensations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 1 | Darkness transformed to crystal clear water with light | 0.00 | Fiancée, sister, friends | Low Compatibility | 5 | |||||||||
| 3249 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4520 Oscar NDE 8568 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1oscar_nde.html | 1974 | 2018 | 20 | M | Oscar was 20 years old when he was shot during a fight in 1974, with the bullet rupturing his atria and pericardium. He remained conscious for 20 minutes until reaching the hospital. During emergency surgery, he experienced two cardiac arrests - one during the operation and another afterward. Despite never having been in a hospital or operating room before, Oscar found himself floating above his body, calmly observing the entire surgical procedure. He watched as doctors cut his sternum and performed manual heart massage. He observed specific details including the surgeon requesting particular instruments, an electrical outlet that wasn't working requiring them to switch to another outlet, and the use of a polisher-like device with a cog wheel. He also witnessed events at his home, seeing his mother and brothers hugging in their yard until his mother fainted, with a neighbor then entering their house. After recovery, Oscar told the surgeon everything about the procedures and instruments used, which the doctor confirmed was accurate despite Oscar having no prior medical knowledge. He experienced profound peace and tranquility throughout, with no tunnel or light, and the experience left him with no changes in his beliefs but with the certainty that consciousness continues after death. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Bullet wound to heart with two cardiac arrests requiring manual heart massage | Detailed observations of surgical procedures, specific instruments, electrical outlet malfunction, and distant observation of family | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 2 | Observed surgical procedures | 1.00 | Surgeon | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 3250 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4513 Paige V NDE 8557 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paige_v_nde.html | 2000 | 2018 | F | Paige V was being choked during a criminal attack in 2000 and was losing consciousness when she experienced being sucked backward into a gray tunnel. There was a flash of white light, and then she found herself floating in a beautiful blue sky with no clouds. She lost all physical sensations - couldn't smell, taste, or breathe, and had no sense of touch - yet felt incredibly peaceful and calm, describing it as the most wonderful feeling she had ever experienced. In this state of supreme happiness and peace, she heard a disembodied voice say "Not yet." She then woke back in her body, initially unable to see physically as everything was gray and foggy. She literally had to "drink in oxygen" and gradually regained her sight, then hearing, then touch. The experience was characterized by overwhelming peace, unity with the world, and incredible joy. She felt that nothing in earthly life mattered compared to that state of pure happiness, serenity and peace. Since the experience, she has had prophetic dreams, sensed when her mother died, felt the presence of a beloved pet when it died, and developed premonitions of negative events. She no longer fears death and feels disappointed that she had to return to her body. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Criminal attack with choking causing loss of consciousness | Gray tunnel, white light, floating in sky, voice saying "Not yet" | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard disembodied voice | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3251 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4580 Rebecca R NDE 8670 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rebecca_r_nde.html | 2003 | 2018 | F | Rebecca R experienced clinical death from an anaphylactic reaction to prescribed medication in 2003. While in the ambulance, she found herself in the top right corner looking down at her body. She could read the thoughts of the EMT who was thinking she was too young to die. When she wondered "Am I dying?" a loving female presence spoke to her through thoughts, not words, with absolute certainty: "No! that would never be asked of your parents." The presence reminded her that her parents had already lost a twin girl at birth and her brother to cancer. The angelic presence became even more soothing, telling Rebecca not to fear because nothing would be wrong with her, repeating this several times. The presence said they would run many tests but find nothing. The love from this presence was beyond human explanation - she describes it as taking the person you love most and magnifying that love times a million. Everything the presence predicted came true - extensive tests found nothing wrong. Two years later when Rebecca had Grand Mal seizures, again all tests found nothing, confirming the angel had been preparing her for the future. The experience strengthened her Catholic faith and left her with no fear of death, eager to return "home." | 2 | Ambulance | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from anaphylactic reaction to medication | Read EMT thoughts about her being young to die, angelic predictions about future medical tests came true | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 1 | Read EMT thoughts | 0.00 | Medical staff | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3252 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4487 Rene K NDE 8521 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rene_k_nde.html | 1993 | 2018 | M | Rene K had lymph node cancer and suffered a sinus thrombosis during chemotherapy in 1993, leading to stroke, coma, and seizures. While in extreme pain with 106°F fever, hearing loud prayer-like voices in an unknown language that he somehow understood deeply, he desperately wanted to die. He left his body easily, feeling infinite relief with no pain or fever. From outside his body, he watched his parents and a nurse beside his hospital bed. He was then pulled through the ceiling to a beautiful park-like setting in late summer - birds chirping, flowers everywhere, old trees with rustling leaves, and pleasant sunshine. An elderly man in a dark hooded cloak welcomed him with loving eyes and caring words. Despite the infinite peace, Rene felt he didn't belong there. The man showed him a movie of his future: giving medical lectures, discovering new medicine approaches, facing and winning a court case against pharmaceutical companies, and dying peacefully of old age. Realizing these events needed to happen, Rene asked to return but said he had no strength left. After asking for help, he returned to his body in a warm, fluffy state and slowly recovered from his coma. The experience led him to develop psychic abilities including seeing auras, clairvoyance, and enhanced empathy. | 4 | Hospital | 7 | 15 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Coma from sinus thrombosis with stroke and seizures during cancer treatment | Detailed otherworldly environment, prophetic vision of future events, encounter with elderly guide | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw beautiful park-like setting | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3253 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4517 Richard G NDE 8562 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richard_g_nde_8562.html | 1985 | 2018 | M | Richard G collapsed from heart trouble in 1985 while alone in his apartment. During his unconscious state, he found himself in an empty space where his entire life was reviewed before him, with emphasis on good and bad events. After the life review, he was asked one crucial question: "On which side are you?" He had to choose between good and bad, and at that moment could not manipulate the answer - his soul spoke the truth. He answered "I love God with all of me" and sent feelings of love to the Creator. In response, he received Love from God that was so immense he compared his own love to a single drop of water against an ocean. The divine love was so powerful he felt it would absorb him if he moved closer. This experience gave him absolute certainty that God exists, eliminating all doubts. He also reports seeing his own birth, being fully conscious as he was pulled from his mother's body. Since then, he has developed the ability to see spirits of deceased people who ask him to pass messages to relatives, which he learned to do after initially hesitating. He can also sense negative energy, send healing energy to others, and has received warnings about future deaths including a vision of a skull replacing a friend's head days before her cousin committed suicide. | 2 | Home | 7 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Heart-related collapse with cessation of breathing or heart function | Life review with moral choice, overwhelming divine love experience, subsequent verified premonitions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 1 | Life review with moral choice | 0.00 | Friend | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3254 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4473 Dr. Robert Cole 16095 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_cole_nde.html | 2018 | M | Dr. Robert Cole, a physician with training in neurology and psychiatry, had a respiratory arrest following cervical spine surgery. The day after successful surgery, while walking with a nurse, his throat swelled shut and he collapsed unable to breathe. An emergency cricothyroidotomy was performed after intubation failed. His experience began with brilliant white light without reflection or glare, accompanied by quiet jubilation, peace, and incredible serenity - what he described as glory in its warmest sense. Without physical sensations, he felt he was conversing with God and receiving important insights about existence that he must communicate to others. He understood there is one loving God for all people. He was told it wasn't his time and he had more "to be" rather than "to do." Returning to consciousness, he heard paper ripping and voices, including someone saying "he's had a respiratory arrest." Hospital records confirmed his pO2 dropped to 60% at 10:30am before recovering after tracheostomy. He spent weeks recovering, initially unable to remember presidents or do simple calculations due to medication. As a physician, he has since studied NDEs extensively, reading works by Kübler-Ross, Ring, and others, and incorporated questions about such experiences into his psychiatric practice. Two patients have spontaneously reported similar experiences they had told no one else about. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Respiratory arrest with documented hypoxia, emergency cricothyroidotomy required | Brilliant light, divine communication, insights about existence, message about purpose | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 1 | Brilliant white light | 0.00 | Hospital staff | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3255 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4498 Robert S NDE 8536 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_s_nde_8536.html | 1972 | 2018 | M | Robert's canoe overturned in a cold lake in May 1972. Unable to swim, he initially panicked but soon became calm as he began drowning after sinking and swallowing water. He felt incredibly peaceful and thought "This is not so bad!" During his drowning experience, he was pulled into and partway through a tunnel where he was surrounded by a brilliant yellowish-white light that seemed to pull him in like a vacuum. He had not yet reached the end of the tunnel when suddenly everything faded and he was swooshed back out. He lost all memory of the event initially, only recovering it after being rescued when he awoke in his underwear under a blanket beside a campfire. The experience left him feeling that death is a peaceful journey, and the plane entered during death is unexplainable - something that must be experienced to understand. The peace and calm he felt was unbelievable, and he experienced himself as pure thought without physical form. | 5 | Other | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clear drowning event with clinical death | Experience of tunnel and brilliant light but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw brilliant yellowish-white light in tunnel | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3256 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4485 Robin H NDE 8519 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robin_h_nde.html | 2013 | 2018 | F | Robin was a Deputy Sheriff responding to an active shooter on October 26, 2013. She was shot with an AK47, with the bullet shattering her left femur, femoral artery and vein. As firefighters worked on her and she was bleeding out, she felt herself above the scene with a bright light surrounding her head. She could see 360 degrees of blinding light like staring at the sun, encompassing everything. While above the scene, she could hear the firefighters working on her and knew they thought she was dying, but she felt peacefully confident she would survive. She kept thinking "I'm still here, I'm still here" though the firefighters later confirmed she didn't speak and was motionless with eyes fixed open, apparently dead. She coded out during this time. The experience was characterized by extreme peace and calm, with time standing still. After returning, she has experienced large life changes including depression and PTSD, but also gained intense compassion for humanity and a deep appreciation for life. The NDE made her more sensitive to harsh words, lights and sounds, and changed her from a handshaker to someone who wants to hug everyone. | 5 | Other | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening gunshot wound with cardiac arrest documented | Heard firefighters working while confirmed unconscious, aware of their thoughts about her dying | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 1 | Experienced 360-degree brilliant light while above body | 0.00 | Firefighters on scene | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3257 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4569 Ryan J NDE 8657 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ryan_j_nde.html | 2010 | 2018 | M | In November 2010, Ryan experienced surgical complications requiring defibrillation while under general anesthesia. During clinical death with cessation of breathing and heart function, he found himself looking down at his own body on the operating table. He could see the physicians reacting to the emergency situation. He heard things the surgeons were saying, though he doesn't remember the conversations in detail. In an instant, he was back under anesthesia. The experience was characterized by feeling ultra-alert and at peace on a serene plane that calmed him. He experienced time as meaningless, being allowed to simply "be." He felt immense calm, incredible peace and joy, and unity with the world. The experience occurred on an ethereal rather than physical plane, which he describes as clearly mystical. Following the NDE, Ryan changed from Lutheran to Agnostic, believing in a higher undefined power. He graduated university in 2019 and reduced some medications. He now considers himself an empath and knows that death is a peaceful journey. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 7 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Surgery with general anesthesia and defibrillation for complications | Saw body and physicians reacting, heard surgical conversations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw body on operating table and heard surgeons | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3258 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4490 Ryan M NDE 8528 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ryan_m_nde.html | 2005 | 2018 | M | In Spring 2005, Ryan was in school when a friend demonstrated the "pass out game" by choking him until his vision went black. Despite trying to stop, his friend continued strangling him against the wall. Ryan fell forward, struck his head on a urinal, and began having a grand mal seizure. During this event, his vision faded to blackness and he felt himself swirling and rising in the dark void. Looking down, he saw a strange writhing object that "looked wrong" - it was his own body dying and seizing, appearing to do rapid sit-ups without regard for safety. He flew down toward his body and entered it, then snapped awake jumping to his feet like a bewildered wild animal. He experienced profound dissociation, staring at himself in the mirror with blood-red eyes, unsure what he was looking at. The experience left him with a fascination with death and the sense of floating through total darkness with only his dying body visible. He never received medical treatment despite severe head injuries. The void experience felt consistent with his atheist beliefs, though the OBE did not. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Strangulation, head injury, and grand mal seizure described | Observed own body having seizure from outside perspective, confirmed by witnesses | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw own body having seizure from above | 1.00 | Two school friends | Low Compatibility | 5 | |||||||||
| 3259 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4575 Samieh Y NDE 8664 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1samieh_y_nde.html | 1999 | 2018 | 9 | F | In 1999, nine-year-old Samieh was traveling back to town when she started having a seizure with lack of oxygen to the brain, described as life-threatening. She found herself in a vast, dark place where she could still see despite the darkness. She lost awareness of her body and asked questions about where she was and how she got there, receiving no answers. She realized there was a void beneath her and she wasn't standing on anything - the earthly feeling of ground beneath feet was absent. She then saw a beautiful light shining on her from far away while her surroundings remained dark. She received an understanding that everything would be all right. Suddenly she opened her eyes in a hospital bed. For months after, she began hearing voices in her mind that helped with math problems at school. The voice would whisper her name at night, frightening her until she begged it to stop, which it did - something she later regretted. She believes the light she saw was God's light and that an afterlife definitely exists. | 5 | Hospital | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Seizure with lack of oxygen mentioned as life-threatening | Experience of void and distant light, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw beautiful distant light in darkness | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3260 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4575 Samieh Y NDE 8558 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1samieh_y_nde.html | 1999 | 2018 | 9 | F | This is Samieh's second account of the same 1999 experience. While traveling to her hometown during a hot summer car trip without air conditioning, she felt sleepy and laid her head on her aunt's lap. She had an absence seizure and stopped breathing. She doesn't remember looking at her body but recalls being in a dark cave-like place where she was standing on nothing, which seemed odd. She asked many questions that went unanswered and wondered if it was a prison. She was confused until she saw a bright pleasant light at the end of this place. The light stopped her worrying about where she was or what would happen. She was then jolted back into her body, waking in the hospital to her freaked-out parents. Months later, she began hearing sounds echoing in her mind that helped with math problems and prevented sleep. She was scared and no one believed her. She begged the voice to stop and it did, which she now regrets. She had an out-of-body experience in 2012 where she viewed her body from above and all around. | 5 | Hospital | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Absence seizure with stopped breathing described as life-threatening | Experience of cave-like darkness and bright light, no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw bright light at end of dark cave-like place | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3261 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4571 Sandra M NDE 8659 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sandra_m_nde.html | 1975 | 2018 | F | In 1975 or 1976, young Sandra convinced her mentally-disabled cousin to go swimming despite not being allowed in the pool without an adult. While demonstrating swimming by pushing off the pool sides, she didn't push hard enough and got stuck face down in the middle of the pool. After struggling briefly and swallowing one gulp of water, she made a conscious decision not to drink more water and passed out. Instantly, she found herself standing poolside looking at her motionless body face down in the water. Her cousin stood behind watching. She was completely at peace with a better-than-bird's-eye view. Her attention was drawn to the sky where she knew there were many places to explore. Realizing she needed help, she floated through the yard searching for someone. She went into the cook's room and saw him asleep on his stomach. When she screamed for help, energy came out instead of words. The cook jumped up, ran to the door's threshold, fell with hands on his head, then looked toward the pool and ran to rescue her. The cook later confirmed he felt the room explode, saw clothes by the pool, and found her not moving. | 5 | Other | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clear drowning with stopped breathing and unconsciousness | Multiple specific observations including cook's position, his reaction, distant observation of pool area | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw own body face down in pool | 0.00 | Cook | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3262 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4532 Sharon T NDE 8597 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sharon_t_nde.html | 1972 | 2018 | 14 | F | On September 12, 1972, 14-year-old Sharon was on a synchronized swim team. During practice, she attempted to swim two laps underwater with one breath. She dove in and remembers doing the flip for the second lap, telling herself to close her eyes to make it go faster. She continued swimming 3/4 down the second lap before stopping underwater, floating to surface, then sinking. The coach jumped in from the opposite side of the pool. Sharon was unconscious while being pulled from the 5-foot section, laid on deck where her head hit causing a cut requiring stitches. During this time, Sharon experienced something entirely different: she left her body and saw herself not poolside but lying in her bedroom at home. She floated near the ceiling in a specific corner wearing a white flowing gown, with two beings in white gowns beside her - one appeared to be Jesus, the other partially blocked. The beings provided love, comfort and support. She watched herself in bed unable to wake up, like having crusty eyes preventing awakening. As sunlight streamed through the window getting brighter, she watched herself finally open her eyes and instantly returned to her body on the pool deck. | 5 | Other | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Drowning with prolonged unconsciousness requiring rescue | Specific details about being unconscious with eyes open, confirmed by witness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self in bedroom instead of at pool | 0.00 | Friend on swim team | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3263 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4500 Stefania S NDE 8530 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stefania_s_nde.html | 1976 | 2018 | 16 | F | On September 23, 1976, 16-year-old Stefania underwent open-heart surgery for a congenital defect (DIA). Despite never having symptoms, doctors insisted on preventive surgery. During resuscitation phase after surgery, while in intensive care, she left her body and floated weightlessly below the ceiling. She observed her intubated body on the hospital bed from an energetically elevated position in a different dimension. She experienced infinite blissfulness and happiness, floating in blessed space where she WAS the blessed space. She had extremely alive and vigilant consciousness with immediate knowing different from earthly thinking. She watched doctors making "a big deal" trying to get her back, with other surgeons arriving from other wards to help. She didn't want to return from the soft celestial light, rarefied and full of peace, expressing unconditional bliss. She knew she was outside time and space, experiencing the fact of existing. Though she didn't want to return to the body and earthly difficulties, they brought her back. Upon awakening, she could speak immediately (unusual after such surgery) and felt compelled to help a woman in the next bed who couldn't speak, experiencing profound love and compassion. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Open heart surgery with documented resuscitation complications | Observed multiple surgeons arriving from other wards, immediate speech capability post-surgery | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw doctors' emergency response from above | 1.00 | ICU doctors and nurses | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 3264 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4494 Theodor W NDE 8531 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1theodor_s_nde.html | 1991 | 2018 | 36 | M | On June 21, 1991, Theodor attempted suicide alongside his dying partner Rolf who had AIDS. After caring for Rolf at home for a year while himself having advanced HIV/AIDS, Theodor decided to die with his partner. He injected himself with Rolf's blood (100ml) hoping for an incompatibility reaction, then morphine and other drugs in large quantities. He suddenly hovered over his body seeing the scene from bird's-eye view - himself and Rolf lying in bed together. He saw his past life and current world events like a puppet theater - politicians, wars, factories, people with problems all seeming unimportant and funny. He was pulled through a tunnel toward bright, warm light. He recognized deceased people including his grandmother and friends who died from AIDS, all happy and wanting to hug him. An angel appeared identifying himself as Theodor's guardian angel, communicating without words that he was always there and asking why Theodor hadn't called for help more often. Standing before a large heavenly gate with the angel and Peter, he was told he couldn't enter yet but felt infinite love, unconditional acceptance, and unreserved security. He was told to try giving unconditional love to fellow humans on earth. His guardian angel brought him back to his body without pain. | 5 | Home | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Drug overdose suicide attempt described as life-threatening | Saw TV news events later verified, met deceased grandmother and friends | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw world events from above | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 3265 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4558 Timothy V NDEs 8640 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1timothy_v_ndes.html | 2004 | 2018 | 29 | M |
Timothy has a cardiac syncope condition causing his heart to shut down, leading to multiple NDEs over decades. During his first episode at age 17 after wisdom teeth removal, he collapsed and experienced a place of light and love with robed beings caring for him. His parents found him lifeless and brought him back. At age 29 on an ATV, he crashed and found himself standing outside his body, met by two 8-foot tall golden beings who took him to a wondrous place with conscious plants and a white-walled city he wasn't allowed to enter. During a tilt-table test for his heart condition, he experienced chasing a multicolored light through a twisting corridor, realizing it was a giant labyrinth before being pulled back. His most profound NDE occurred during severe abdominal pain and dehydration triggering unstoppable syncope. He was instantly in golden light and pure love, meeting a group of light beings including his deceased grandmother and father. They communicated telepathically, sharing complete knowledge instantly. He learned about Jesus returning "soon," saw visions of a farmhouse he later encountered in Tennessee, understood we incarnate many times to learn through suffering. The beings informed him he could only stay until his body was repaired. His grandmother kissed him goodbye with the message "Trust in the Lord." He was pulled back to find paramedics working on him with heart rate of 30 bpm, requiring air evacuation. These experiences convinced Timothy that death is a return home to beings we've known eternally, that Earth is a school for spiritual growth through multiple incarnations, and that love is the fundamental reality connecting all souls. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 43 | Exceptional Evidence | 15 | Multiple documented cardiac syncope episodes with cardiac arrests, some with medical monitoring during tilt-table test and hospital admissions | Observed crash scene from outside body, met deceased relatives with verifiable details, saw farmhouse later encountered in Tennessee, multiple specific observations of medical procedures | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw self and crashed ATV from outside body | 1.00 | Parents | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3266 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4539 Tina W NDE 8608 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tina_w_nde.html | 1987 | 2018 | 12 | F |
Tina was 12 years old when she experienced a severe electrical shock while turning off a table lamp with wet hands. The electricity pulled into her hand, causing her entire body to convulse violently as she screamed in pain. During this life-threatening electrocution, she experienced a profound separation from her physical form. As her body shook uncontrollably below, Tina felt her consciousness leave through her legs and float upward, becoming suspended in mid-air above her own head. From this elevated vantage point, she observed her convulsing body beneath her with remarkable clarity. She was then encompassed by an extraordinary light that was brighter than sunlight, yet she could look directly at it without any discomfort to her eyes. In stark contrast to her writhing physical form below, her consciousness felt completely calm and peaceful within this brilliant illumination. While floating in this luminous space, Tina walked around slowly and wondered aloud, "Where is this place?" From her out-of-body perspective, she witnessed her father and grandfather running from the living room into her bedroom after hearing her screams. Her physical body hit against the wooden door with enough force to disconnect the lamp from her hand, causing it to fall to the ground and breaking the electrical connection. The moment the electrical current ceased, Tina's consciousness returned to her trembling body, which continued shaking from the traumatic shock. This experience at age 12 left her with a lasting belief in the soul's existence and life after death, transforming her from an agnostic child into someone certain of spiritual continuation beyond physical death. |
5 | Home | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe electrocution causing convulsions and life-threatening trauma | Clear out-of-body experience observing own convulsing body and seeing father/grandfather respond to emergency | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw own body convulsing from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3267 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4589 Ute B NDE 8684 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ute_b_nde.html | 2005 | 2018 | F |
Ute experienced a cardiac arrest following severe back pain that began the evening before. The pain, initially dismissed as strain from carrying heavy loads, persisted through the night. The next morning, after sending her son to school, she suddenly began vomiting and screaming in pain. Her in-laws, living two houses away, heard her distress and called emergency services. She collapsed on the living room floor in cardiac arrest from a front wall myocardial infarction. During the cardiac arrest requiring CPR, Ute had a profound out-of-body experience. She found herself leaning against a table while observing two doctors attempting to resuscitate her body below. From this detached perspective, she watched the medical team performing CPR on her lifeless form. Throughout the observation, her thoughts were dominated by concern for her mother who had lost Ute's brother Achim the previous year. She kept thinking "You can't go now. You can't do this to mum. Last year Achim and now me? I can't do this to mum." The powerful love and concern for her mother's wellbeing became her anchor to life. Unable to bear the thought of her mother losing another child so soon after her brother's death, Ute made a conscious decision to return to life. Her determination not to cause her mother additional grief motivated her return to her body. This was her last memory before regaining consciousness. After the experience, Ute's religious beliefs evolved - she maintained even stronger faith in God while distancing herself from organized church. The NDE convinced her that dying itself is not painful, a message she has shared with others to provide comfort about the dying process. |
2 | Home | 10 | 6 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest from myocardial infarction requiring CPR by emergency doctors | Out-of-body observation of two doctors performing resuscitation, specific details about positioning | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched two doctors attempting resuscitation | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3268 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4534 Van S NDE 8600 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1van_s_nde.html | 1990 | 2018 | M |
Van stopped to help at a car accident near his office when he was seriously shocked while lifting a fallen street light from the roof of one of the damaged vehicles. The powerful electrical shock sent him flying backward through the air, initiating an extraordinary near-death experience that would profoundly impact his understanding of life and death. Immediately upon being electrocuted, Van found himself traveling at very high speed through a dark tunnel. As he moved through this darkness, he observed a spot of light at the tunnel's end that grew progressively larger as he approached. Upon emerging from the tunnel, he entered a large vaulted room filled with extraordinary rays of light containing golden specks suspended in the air like luminous dust particles. Within this radiant space, he encountered hundreds of people, including his recently deceased mother and maternal grandmother, with whom he made direct eye contact and felt profound peace. He was then led outside to an area resembling an open campus bathed in vibrant light, where he was brought before a figure seated on an elevated stone throne with steps leading up to it. Though he received a message from this being, the specific content was later forgotten. The experience included remarkable sensory enhancements - the nighttime accident scene transformed into a well-lit environment with rays of light, his hearing became muted yet clear, and he experienced time acceleration with everything happening simultaneously. He felt incredible emotions including euphoria, enlightenment, and love, along with a sense of unity with the universe and understanding of everything, including a secret knowledge he could no longer recall. When sent back against his will, he fell rapidly through darkness toward a growing point of light that revealed itself as the street light, seeing his body lying face-down in blood before re-entering it. Upon return, Van transitioned instantly from feeling light and pain-free to experiencing heaviness and intense pain from his injuries. A security guard witnessed his revival and instructed him not to move. The experience left him with increased difficulty relating to daily work tasks and strained his marriage, while confirming his Christian faith and belief in an afterlife. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Severe electrical shock causing clinical death or near-death state | Multiple specific observations including deceased relatives, detailed environment, being on throne | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw body lying face-down in pool of blood | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3269 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4497 Victor R NDE 8534 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1victor_r_nde.html | 1997 | 2018 | M |
Victor, a young boy at the time, began experiencing severe abdominal pain with vomiting one morning. His father initially thought it was a stomach virus, but when Victor began vomiting blood and feeling faint, emergency services were called. The severe dehydration and life-threatening condition from his burst appendix triggered a medical crisis. Upon arrival at the hospital, paramedics helped him stand to transfer to a gurney, at which point he collapsed with eyes wide open, making gurgling sounds as his body failed. Instantly, Victor found himself in a realm of golden light and pure love, existing as a ball of energy in an endless bright white space without boundaries. He could not see his physical body or speak in conventional terms, experiencing himself as pure consciousness or energy passing through this luminous dimension. A bright being appeared before him - described as either a person, object, or ball of energy emanating intense brightness. Though this entity did not speak audibly, its presence radiated comfort and safety, filling Victor with profound peace. In his mind, the thought "Everything will be all right, relax" began repeating continuously, bringing deep reassurance during the crisis. The experience transformed Victor profoundly, shifting him from being what he described as a "lazy and mean child" to someone determined to become a better person. He developed a lasting spiritual perspective, believing there is purpose and meaning in life's events. The NDE was remarkably vivid and enduring in his memory - even decades later, during difficult times, he returns mentally to that moment of divine peace. A week after surgery, while hospitalized with complications from tangled intestines, Victor experienced a related dream where two spirits he felt were his deceased grandparents attempted to lift him from his body, prompting his mother to seek immediate medical attention that revealed the surgical complication. The lasting impact includes questioning traditional religious beliefs while maintaining certainty about spiritual continuation, viewing existence as energy that "passes around," and finding comfort in the message to relax and trust that everything will be alright despite life's challenges. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening burst appendix requiring emergency surgery | Encountered bright being/energy, received telepathic comfort, experienced light realm | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Sensed deceased grandparents in later dream | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3270 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4595 Zeliha B NDE 8695 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1zeliha_b_nde.html | 2016 | 2018 | F |
Zeliha experienced a near-death event several hours after cesarean section surgery on January 28, 2016. At 5:00 PM, approximately five hours post-operation, she attempted to go to the bathroom to smoke while her mother watched over her. Upon lighting the cigarette, she suddenly experienced numbness in her arms and tongue, dizziness, and told her mother she was going to faint before losing consciousness. Medical staff later confirmed she had purple lips, undetectable pulse, and pinpoint pupils for several minutes. During her medical crisis, Zeliha found herself transported to an entirely different dimension characterized by lush green nature everywhere. The environment was extraordinarily peaceful, filled with vibrant green meadows and featuring a train rail running through the landscape. She felt intense happiness and noticed herself feeling extremely lightweight, as if a gentle wind could carry her. A train approached rapidly from the distance and stopped specifically to pick her up, seeming to represent her passage to the afterlife. In this crucial moment, Zeliha looked back and saw a vision of her mother holding her newborn son. Her mother pleaded with her not to board the train and leave her infant motherless, saying "No one will be as good to him as you can be. He is just an infant." Though Zeliha felt drawn toward the train by an invisible force and initially wanted to depart, her mother's intervention - running toward her and physically standing in front to block her path - caused her to reconsider. The powerful maternal bond and responsibility for her newborn ultimately led her to choose life. Upon deciding to stay for her child and reaching to take him in her arms, the train departed rapidly without her, and she immediately returned to her body. She awoke to find two nurses and her mother present, with the nurses reporting her pupils had been barely visible and her lips purple for several minutes with no detectable pulse. The experience left her with enhanced sensory perception, greater peace about life's challenges, and certainty about other dimensions of existence. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Post-cesarean complications with documented loss of pulse, purple lips, and pinpoint pupils | Vivid otherworldly experience but no verifiable real-world observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 0 | 1 | Two nurses | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3271 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4596 Ashli NDEs 8696 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ashli_ndes.html | 1989 | 2018 | F |
Ashli experienced two profound NDEs following suicide attempts in 1989 and 2004. Growing up with an abusive father and experiencing severe trauma including kidnapping, she developed PTSD and struggled with daily migraines. In 1989, after overdosing on pills and alcohol, she experienced a bizarre thump in her chest and found herself floating above her body, observing her friend and mother's panic below. She traveled through the ceiling and past the stars, seeing the moon with a purple hue. She entered a churning blackness where she encountered malevolent beings who had never been human. Their leader, a gigantic 18-20 foot tall monster with red and orange colors, expressed hatred toward her and revealed she was "a child of THE FATHER." When she called out to Jesus for help, she was immediately pulled into a tunnel of brilliant white-golden light where Jesus embraced her soul. During an extensive life review, Jesus showed her she was destined for heaven and had a job as one of God's witnesses on earth, experiencing suffering to understand evil. In 2004, following another suicide attempt, she again left her body and traveled to heaven, this time encountering both Jesus and God the Father. God appeared as an immense spiritual presence "like Jesus Christ times 20 billion," and told her she could never escape her body again and must complete her earthly mission. God revealed she had never been alone and worked through Jesus Christ. She was shown her spiritual growth and told that upon completing her work, she would fit perfectly into God's mighty puzzle. Both experiences transformed her understanding of suffering, evil, and her purpose as one of God's witnesses on earth. She returned with the knowledge that she is more ancient than she knows and destined for heaven. |
5 | Home | 8 | 12 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Two separate suicide attempts (1989 and 2004) with overdose causing loss of consciousness and apparent clinical crisis | Detailed OBE observations including seeing her body, friend, and mother; traveling through physical structures; observations of spiritual realms | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw her own body from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3272 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4488 Begitte C NDE 8506 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1begitte_c_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-05-25 | 2018 | F |
Begitte experienced a near-death episode during a violent criminal attack on May 25, 2009, when she was strangled nearly to death by a man she had met. During the strangulation, she initially tried to fight back and felt angry, but as she became unable to resist further, she experienced complete calm and was unable to move for a long time. During the experience, she felt as if she was not present in her own body. She then floated above and looked down, observing both herself lying on the bed and the man next to her who was trying to revive her. She described a quiet and serene feeling while out of her body, but noted that being pulled back was difficult and unpleasant, as the out-of-body state felt better. Her consciousness felt keener during the experience, with everything appearing clearly. She experienced a deep sense of peace and felt nothing touched her anymore. Though she remained in the earthly realm during her OBE, it did not feel like the reality she was accustomed to. She experienced enhanced vision and hearing, with images that she would never forget and an ability to hear even while outside her body. She felt complete peace, calm, and joy, describing herself as feeling like a cloud. She also experienced a sense of unity with the world and understood that there is more to existence than what can be measured and weighed. Following the experience, she reports large life changes, feeling she is more selective about who she lets into her life and takes care to use her time on Earth well. She also developed a sensitivity to when someone close to her is dying. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Criminal attack with strangulation causing near-death state and loss of consciousness | Clear out-of-body experience observing self and attacker from above, enhanced consciousness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed self and attacker from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3273 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4461 Billy E NDE 8478 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1billy_e_nde.html | 1992 | 2018 | M |
Billy experienced a near-death episode in 1992 as a young person with diabetes. After leaving his school bus and walking toward his home, he collapsed on his lawn due to what he believed was low blood sugar from his diabetic condition. The medical emergency caused him to lose consciousness suddenly. Upon falling, Billy immediately found himself looking down at his own body from above. He thought to himself that it must be his diabetes causing him to go low. While observing his body from this elevated perspective, he experienced a profound realization about having a purpose in life and understood that he could not continue floating upward anymore. He made a conscious decision that he should head back down and return to his body. He felt sadness about his state of being as he observed himself lying on the face of the earth. During the experience, he was at his highest level of consciousness when at the maximum height above his body. Time seemed to move slower than usual, and his senses were more vivid than normal. He entered what he described as the sky, an unfamiliar and strange place. He felt both sadness and peace during the experience, along with feelings of relief, calmness, and happiness. The experience had a lasting impact on Billy, who since then has felt a powerful calling in his life, though he admits he has yet to discover exactly what that calling is. He gained special knowledge that he had a reason to be here, and the experience convinced him that an afterlife definitely exists, having seen his body from a place where he was not physically stationed. |
5 | Other | 3 | 6 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Diabetic crisis causing collapse and loss of consciousness | Out-of-body experience with observation of own body from above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own body from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3274 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4542 Bob H NDE 8617 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bob_h_nde_8617.html | 2018 | 2018-08-10 | 2018 | M |
Bob experienced severe heatstroke on August 10, 2018, his fourth episode and second within 30 days. After working in 100°F temperatures teaching roof cutting, he developed classic heatstroke symptoms including stopped sweating and severe headache. Despite receiving initial treatment and hydration at a brewery, he developed intense leg cramps and recognized he was in serious trouble. His brother drove him to the emergency room where he was immediately admitted. Bob lost all feeling in his legs and couldn't move, requiring wheelchair assistance. In the emergency room, Bob experienced multiple near-death episodes over three hours. His hearing and eyesight became extremely acute, and he was completely aware of everything happening around him. He felt his life slipping away multiple times, telling his family he loved them and it was time to go. During these episodes, he experienced his soul rising from his body while the room and his physical body appeared to shrink below him. He saw many deceased friends and relatives looking at him and telling him it was okay. He vividly saw a tree-lined forest road with clouds clearing, with his deceased relatives and friends pointing the way. His family repeatedly begged him not to go, physically shaking and squeezing him to keep him present. This cycle of leaving and being pulled back occurred at least six times. During the most profound moment, Bob experienced complete peace and comfort, describing it as the most peaceful feeling of his life. He was unafraid of death and looking forward to eternal peace. His body convulsed several times before he closed his eyes in complete comfort. The medical team gave him three bags of IV fluids and performed neurological tests, initially suspecting stroke or aneurysm due to complete loss of body control. A CT scan came back normal. He could literally feel life flowing back into his body with the third bag of fluids, similar to a previous blood transfusion experience. Bob remained completely coherent throughout, correctly answering all orientation questions. He was conscious from 1pm when symptoms began until 8pm when doctors helped him recover. The experience convinced him there is definitely something more after death, and he now knows he will see his deceased family and friends again. He experienced no fear about death, only concern for leaving his children fatherless. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 14 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe heatstroke (fourth episode) with renal failure and extreme dehydration requiring emergency treatment | Multiple observations of deceased friends and relatives, tree-lined forest road, soul leaving body with room shrinking | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 1 | Soul rising with room shrinking | 1.00 | Brother, kids, other family members | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3275 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4467 Chao Y NDE 8489 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chao_y_nde.html | 1979 | 2018 | 5 | M | Chao Y, approximately 5-6 years old, experienced an NDE during an allergic reaction to penicillin administered via IV for a cold with fever. Despite having taken penicillin pills before without severe reaction, the IV administration caused him to feel extremely cold and unable to move under heavy blankets. He experienced a classic out-of-body experience, floating above his body and observing his mother and nurse attending to him. Their voices sounded hollow and incomprehensible. He then traveled through a tunnel at high speed to a place filled with soft, bright white light that didn't hurt his eyes. The space felt vast and boundless, with gentle white light even beneath his feet that didn't feel solid. The environment was silent and empty of beings, yet he felt completely at home and experienced incredible peace and happiness. The entire experience was brief, and he was suddenly pulled back into his body with a sensation like souls being ripped. Upon returning, he regained control of his body and no longer felt cold. The experience occurred at the hospital where his mother worked as a pharmacist, and he retained vivid memories of the treatment ward where the incident occurred. | 5 | Hospital | 3 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Allergic reaction to IV penicillin causing severe physical distress | Basic OBE with observations of mother and nurse, tunnel experience, otherworldly realm | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Heavy blankets covering patient | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed self from above while floating | 0.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||
| 3276 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4599 Charles K NDE 8699 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1charles_k_nde.html | 1982 | 2018 | M | Charles K was working at a telephone company in the Bronx when he was struck by vehicles while crossing the street during his coffee break. A blue van's mirror hit him first, spinning him backwards, then a maroon van with silver bumpers struck him. He landed between two parked cars, curled on his left side. Suddenly, he found himself floating above his body, looking down at himself and the entire scene from above. Despite his body facing the street, he could impossibly see a man walking up the sidewalk behind him who would later help him up. He experienced profound blissfulness and wanted to stay in that state forever. He observed the cloudy day and could see over the nearby building. When thoughts of his pregnant wife arose, he decided he couldn't go yet and dove back into his body in a flash. The man who he had seen approaching helped him up and back into the building. Charles was taken to the hospital where scans revealed his entire left side was black and blue but no broken bones or internal injuries. He insisted on going home to his wife despite medical advice to stay. The experience left him with absolute certainty about life after death and the existence of a separate consciousness that survives bodily death. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Hit by truck causing severe trauma and unconsciousness | Impossible visual perspective - saw man approaching from behind while face down | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self from above between parked cars | 1.00 | Unnamed man (bystander) | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3277 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4530 Charles T NDE 8594 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1charles_t_nde_8594.html | 2012 | 2012-02-27 | 2018 | M | Charles T experienced a heart attack at work and died twice that night. During his first death, he was carried by angels (one under each arm) through what appeared like flying toward a rural airport light that grew bigger and brighter - the classic tunnel effect. He emerged to see white clouds with light emanating from them and knew Jesus was the source. He saw Jesus riding a beautiful white horse very fast from right to left while they traveled sideways toward Him. Jesus held out His left hand saying "It is not your time." Charles was instantly pulled backward at light speed, spiraling through the building's roof and ceiling, seeing his lifeless body still reclined in his office chair with feet on desk. He floated down and rolled back into his body, taking a painful first breath. He died again shortly after, experiencing nearly the same journey, but this time Jesus said "I told you that your time is not yet come," making Charles feel like a child being told something twice. During the experience, he had ultra-high definition vision despite having imperfect eyesight from PRK surgery damage, absolute knowledge where questions were answered instantly, and felt unconditional love everywhere. His wife, 35 miles away, felt compelled to pray intensely for him at that exact time. Charles finished his shift before seeking medical help, where tests confirmed the heart attack. | 1 | Other | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest with clinical death occurring twice | Detailed observations of Jesus, angels, specific descriptions of movement and environment | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw Jesus on white horse | 0.00 | Wife | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3278 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4584 Christine S NDE 8677 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1christine_s_nde_8677.html | 1983 | 2018 | F | Christine S was doing backflips in the school gym when she asked a friend with no gymnastics knowledge to spot her. She landed incorrectly and had the wind knocked out of her, leaving her unable to breathe. She and her friend went to the teacher for help. Suddenly, Christine found herself floating to the top of the gym's high ceiling, observing herself and the entire gym from above. She felt embarrassed seeing herself on the floor, thinking "What am I doing on the floor?" The experience included a sense of time slowing while floating upward, but when she realized her situation, she rushed back into her body at high speed. She immediately opened her eyes and jumped up, continuing with her day. The experience was brief but vivid, with clear visual perception from an elevated perspective. She heard nothing except her own thoughts during the OBE. While the medical severity is uncertain, the complete loss of breath and unconsciousness followed by an out-of-body experience suggests a potentially serious event. The experience left her with enhanced sensitivity to others' emotions and a strong connection to her mother's thoughts, though she maintained her Catholic faith without significant religious changes. | 5 | Other | 1 | 4 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Had wind knocked out, unable to breathe | Basic OBE with view from ceiling, embarrassment at seeing self | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self and gym from ceiling | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3279 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4572 Dan M NDE 8661 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dan_m_nde.html | 1995 | 1995-10-04 | 2018 | M | Dan M experienced a myocardial infarction while caring for his mother-in-law, with a nurse present who called 911. Paramedics arrived quickly as they were driving nearby and found he had flatlined. They used a defibrillator three times to restart his heart, which kept stopping. During the episode, his body went into a grand mal seizure requiring multiple firefighters to hold him down. Despite the chaos of his physical body, Dan experienced profound calmness. He saw a brilliant and beautiful light drawing him toward it like a magnet, though he was unable to move closer to it despite trying. He likened the experience to a real-life diorama where everything existed but he couldn't reach it. The light realm felt vast with no people or visions of beings, yet it was the most beautiful experience of his life. Time seemed to stop completely, and he felt only joy, exhilaration, and incredible peace with no fear. He was conscious in the ICU 1-2 days later, with immediate recall of the NDE. The experience convinced him absolutely that something exists after this life, a conviction strengthened four years later when his wife died suddenly from an aneurysm. He reports enhanced perception of events, sometimes feeling that events follow his thoughts by hours or days. The memory remains as vivid and real as any current experience. | 1 | Home | 10 | 7 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Myocardial infarction with flatline, defibrillator used 3 times | Detailed description of brilliant light and diorama-like realm | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/21/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw brilliant beautiful light | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3280 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4523 Daphne B NDE 8583 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1daphne_b_nde.html | 2016 | 2016-03-19 | 2018 | F | Daphne B was hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia and acute kidney failure, placed in an unmonitored emergency room with 100% oxygen, respiratory rate 28-35, and heart rate 125-145 BPM. While experiencing hypoxic hallucinations, she repeatedly left her body. She passed through a white tunnel quickly, saw beings in white light but continued to the Void - utter blackness where she felt calm, thinking "I guess I am dead." As a light orb, she visited the nurses' station and her mother in Texas, appearing in her mother's dream. In the Void, she explored its nature as all things potentially but nothing materially. Windows appeared showing infinite possibilities in holographic detail. When she questioned if she was secondary or primary consciousness, a voice asked "Who do you want to be?" She declared herself a student of Ramtha, saw future responsibilities if she didn't return, and chose to come back. She woke in worse condition but could call for help, spending 10 days in ICU on a breathing machine. The experience included remarkable color definition and clarity despite normally wearing glasses, ability to see clearly in darkness, and windows of possibilities appearing as she thought of them. Her mother confirmed Daphne appeared in a dream telling her she had died. Post-experience, she developed enhanced healing abilities, high telepathy, and can see with eyes closed and blindfolded. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 20 | 37 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Bilateral pneumonia with acute kidney failure, severe hypoxia | Visited mother in Texas in her dream, observed nurses station while OBE | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed nurses station activity | 1.00 | Mother | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3281 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4557 David S NDE 8637 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_s_nde_8637.html | 2011 | 2011-05-22 | 2018 | M | David S experienced a stroke (SAH - subarachnoid hemorrhage at brain stem) and his heart stopped while being transported between hospitals in an ambulance. He had little memory of events between the stroke and NDE, but the NDE itself remains crystal clear. From above and to the right of the stretcher, he looked down at himself but didn't focus on medical procedures. Instead, he saw his mother who had passed away months prior, sitting calmly without panic. They communicated somehow, with his mother telling him nothing could change the outcome, it was out of her control, but whatever happened, he wouldn't go through it alone because she would be there with him. He then looked up at the paramedic over him. Days later at Johns Hopkins Neuro center, when he could speak, he reluctantly told his friend (an ER nurse who witnessed the stroke) about the ambulance experience. She showed him a drawing he had made when first admitted - a picture of himself on the stretcher with his mother present, drawn before he could speak. This provided remarkable verification of his experience. The drawing captured exactly what he had seen during his NDE. His experience strengthened his belief in continuing existence after death and the reunion with loved ones, noting his mother appeared as a younger version of herself. | 2 | Ambulance | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | SAH stroke with cardiac arrest during ambulance transport | Drew accurate picture of NDE before able to speak about it | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw deceased mother | 0.00 | ER nurse friend | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 3282 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4570 Desmond H NDE 8658 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1desmond_h_nde.html | 2014 | 2014-12-16 | 2018 | M | Desmond H, who suffers from Marfan Syndrome affecting his tissue throughout his body, underwent aortic valve replacement surgery in 2014. During the operation, he suffered an unexpected asthma attack and suffocated while unconscious, dying for a few seconds before surgeons could get a ventilator. He experienced himself on the operating table, then saw his mother crying and told her "I love you" though she couldn't hear him. He observed surgeons frantically setting up the ventilator and saw his family in the waiting room - all confirmed post-recovery. He then found himself in what NDErs call "the void" or "Dark Place" - a state without emotion or thoughts yet remaining sentient, with nothing to see, feel, or know. He lost his personality, memories, and emotions completely. Suddenly, a very loud male voice spoke "God" to him slowly and clearly. He was immediately resuscitated and placed in a medically-induced coma for two weeks. Upon waking, his first words were "I heard God!" though he doesn't remember saying it. Recovery took 4 months. Significantly, Desmond had been an antitheist from ages 9-15, hating the Christian God despite not believing in His existence. Through religious process of elimination by 2016, he concluded he heard the Jewish/Christian God (YHWH), noting the booming male voice matched biblical descriptions and that "God" declared Himself by that name rather than other deities' specific names. | 3 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Died during aortic surgery from asthma attack | Saw mother crying, surgeons with ventilator, family in waiting room - all confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 2 | Observed surgery scene and family | 1.00 | Surgeons | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3283 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4567 Donna J NDE 8653 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donna_j_nde_8653.html | 1987 | 2018 | 17 | F | Donna J, a 17-year-old with braces preparing for senior prom, had a head-on collision at an intersection when another driver ran a yellow/red light. Her Toyota Corolla was thrown 20 feet backward by a 1979 Ford station wagon. She found herself above and to the right near the passenger side, looking down at the accident scene with complete emotional detachment. She observed a man open her door saying "Put her seat belt on before the cops get here" (despite no seat belt laws in 1987). She watched with dismay as rescue crews cut her favorite pants during extrication. From her elevated position, she observed the police officer noting she wore a seatbelt, firefighters stating her knees were wedged requiring dashboard breaking, and watched herself being loaded into the ambulance. Throughout, she felt absolutely no emotion - no fear, sadness, regret about her ending life, or thoughts of family. She experienced complete nothingness emotionally, comparing it to watching a stranger. She saw no light, deceased relatives, or felt any peace - just nothing. After the ambulance doors closed, she returned to her body, immediately angry about her cut pants and worried about her father's reaction to the damaged car. The experience left her with possible precognitive abilities (deja vu with dread before bad events) and absolute certainty about the experience's reality, though she gains no answers about the afterlife from her emotionless void-like experience. | 5 | Other | 5 | 7 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Head-on collision with head injury and unconsciousness | Specific observations of rescue procedures and bystander actions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed rescue scene | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 5 | |||||||||
| 3284 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4496 Bridget B NDE 8533 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bridget_b_nde.html | 1990 | 2018 | F |
Bridget experienced a severe auto accident in May 1990 after undergoing an abortion months prior, carrying tremendous guilt and remorse. A large vehicle struck her small car, causing her face to slam into the steering wheel hard enough to bend it in half. Her sunglasses embedded into her upper brow, causing profuse bleeding. After exiting the car, she took two steps before collapsing backward onto the street from shock. She found herself in an open space without walls or doors, experiencing utter contentment and peacefulness in bright, vibrant light. God appeared before her holding her aborted child as a perfect infant wrapped in a soft, silky blanket. God spoke to her saying "Everything is good. He is perfect and I forgive you. Do not feel guilty. You are forgiven and I love you." She was able to touch and hold the baby, feeling complete peace and forgiveness. She wanted to stay with her child but God told her the baby would be fine in His care, and she had to return because she had a purpose. She kissed the baby goodbye and handed him back to God. From above, she observed her body lying in the street surrounded by police vehicles, ambulances, and many people. Someone was holding her head, others were praying, and her favorite Guess overalls were drenched in blood. She could see the entire blocked intersection and people walking up from the beach a block away. The scene made her wonder how much time had passed since she fell. She smelled a strong scent held under her nose and returned to her body feeling heavy and drugged. Upon returning, she felt like someone turned the volume from mute to high. Medical personnel were discussing her vitals, and she was asked orientation questions. She had swallowed so much blood they considered pumping her stomach. The experience completely relieved her guilt about the abortion and brought her lasting peace about God's forgiveness and love. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe auto accident with head trauma causing unconsciousness | Observed accident scene from above with specific details about emergency response setup, saw her bloody clothing, noted blocked intersection | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed accident scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3285 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4492 Carlos C NDE 8526 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carlos_c_nde.html | 1969 | 2018 | 14 | M |
Carlos experienced an electrical shock on his fourteenth birthday in February 1969 while setting up a music band party in his house garden. His hand closed on an electrical wire connected to a speaker, and he fell onto the lawn unable to move. The current buzzed strongly through his entire body. His friends initially thought it was a joke and laughed while he knew he was about to die, feeling anguish for his parents who would soon find his corpse. His anguish quickly transformed into feelings of peace, love, and powerful happiness with a sense of knowing where he was going. He knew the place they were sending him and stopped thinking about his parents or the world. Nothing mattered except the feeling of love and knowing he was returning home to his true life. On the six-foot wall dividing their property, he saw a brilliant golden egg of light expanding and creating a rotating tunnel. His sense of security and knowledge grew as everything became clear to him in all respects. A black figure wearing a cape or mantle appeared backlit in the tunnel, and Carlos knew this being had come for him. He felt happier than ever before in his entire life. Suddenly everything went out and he awoke in his father's arms being rushed into the house. He tried to tell his father about his euphoria and what happened but was hushed. He fainted again and woke in his room where his father asked what happened, but when he tried to explain what he saw, he couldn't remember the details. The experience left him with an unforgettable sense of peace and happiness that he had never felt before or since. Years later, he changed from Catholic to Muslim faith, deepening his religious practice in preparation for death. He gained knowledge that life is eternal, nothing is random, everything has a reason, and that love is alive with awareness. The experience initiated a lifelong spiritual search. |
5 | Home | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Electrical shock causing inability to move and apparent life-threatening situation | Saw tunnel of light on wall, black figure in cape, experienced expanded consciousness and universal knowledge | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw tunnel of light and figure | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3286 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4597 Catherine NDE 8697 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1catherine_nde_8697.html | 2018 | 2018 | F |
Catherine experienced increasing fatigue over 3-4 days with difficulty breathing and heavy chest pressure in May 2018. Initially misdiagnosed with bronchitis and given antibiotics, she woke that night feeling terrible. She struggled to reach the bathroom for a hot bath, passed out in the tub, regained consciousness, dressed with difficulty, and collapsed on the way back to bed. Her husband called an ambulance, and she was diagnosed with massive bilateral pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in her right leg, spending a week in intensive care. During unconsciousness, her spirit rose from her body in the same form but appearing like smoke. She experienced peace surpassing all earthly understanding in another dimension. A soft bright light shone from deep within her spirit, with white light shining from above. Another light appeared beside her as a person-shaped being of white light from the same origin. She felt a Life Force drawing her to this being she knew was God. Immanuel God stood next to her, making her feel whole and complete in a homecoming to where she had been before. God held a crown of lapis lazuli and pearls that was mysteriously light despite the heavy stones, along with a white cloak embroidered with different-sized pearls and an under-cloak of purple-burgundy with small gemstones in a color that doesn't exist on earth. God was there to take her but decided to send her spirit back into her body. She saw her body peacefully lying in bed with the clock showing 12:10 am. She realized everything was weightless in that realm and that she knew things without being told. After returning, she floated in a bubble of perfect peace for about a month, separated from her body's experiences in the hospital, without any anxiety, fear, or stress. She no longer has high blood pressure and maintains a deeper sense of God's presence without fear of death, knowing He controls the years added to her life. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Massive bilateral pulmonary embolism and DVT causing collapse and unconsciousness, week in ICU | Saw body from above with specific time on clock (12:10 am), detailed descriptions of crown and cloaks with specific materials | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw own body from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3287 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4535 Douglas B NDE 8603 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1douglas_b_nde.html | 2017 | 2018 | M |
Douglas underwent an ERCP procedure on December 27, 2017, to examine blocked bile ducts from gallstones that had reduced his liver function to 3% capacity. Positioned on his stomach with a device holding his mouth open, he had difficulty breathing which he communicated to nurses. Less than a minute later, he told them he couldn't breathe. The procedure was aborted shortly after beginning due to cardiac and respiratory distress requiring resuscitation. Medical staff later appeared flustered, and family members were told he had to be resuscitated after his heart and breathing went into distress. During the event, Douglas found himself somewhere else without pain or discomfort, surrounded by light from all directions that illuminated everything without shadows or glare. He felt a strong, calm, reassuring presence all around him. Before him, he saw scripture scrolling upward like movie credits, moving at a slow, continuous pace. To the left of the scripture was a distinctly separated area that was empty, black, completely void and absent of anything. He could hear and feel a voice reading the scripture aloud, and had the feeling that all events of his life had been read and were known. He specifically recalled seeing the Gospel of John: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." He experienced no fear or uncertainty, only complete calm as he heard and saw the words passing before him. The scripture he had written in sermons was particularly present in his awareness. Though he didn't see Jesus, he felt His presence and could hear Him speaking in his mind. Douglas awakened in recovery to people shouting at him to breathe. The experience strengthened his focus on living, others' lives, and God's Word. He became more conscious of his actions and motives, more observant of his Christianity and service to God, with greater desire to live sin-free and serve others. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | ERCP procedure with documented cardiac and respiratory distress requiring resuscitation | Saw specific scripture scrolling including exact quote from John 1:1, described unique visual of dark void beside scripture | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | mouth device | 6/22/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw scripture scrolling with dark void | 0.00 | Medical team and family | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 3288 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4598 Edward C NDE 8698 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1edward_c_nde.html | 2012 | 2018 | 20 | M |
Edward experienced a heart attack around age 20 in 2012 while in a Manhattan park with three friends. His heart hurt and breathing became difficult, but not wanting to make a scene, he laid back on the grass accepting whatever would happen. He then felt an extremely painful, strong force pulling him under the ground, as if dragging him to hell with strength a million times stronger than gravity. He fought the force by moving his body/soul left and right, but the more he fought, the more unbearable the pain became. Realizing he was dead and experiencing pain in the spirit realm, he gave up fighting and relaxed. Looking up at the clouds, he saw a beautiful bright light looking directly at him, 10,000 times brighter than the sun yet comfortable to look at. The light was literally made of love and he knew it was Jesus Christ himself. Everything he ever wanted was with this light. He felt unworthy to look at such perfect, glorious light. Telepathically he told God he had never done anything for Him and couldn't go with Him, asking whoever would take him to stop the pain. His spirit then left his body and floated to cloud height. From above, he saw his lifeless body with friends calling his name trying to wake him. The surroundings appeared in beautifully intense, bright-sparkly, vivid colors. He received a complete life flashback from birth to death, realizing everything in earthly life is recorded. In a teardrop form, he fell back into his body as EMTs were putting him on a gurney at 12:10 am. He woke in the hospital with an IV, telling doctors he saw God, though no one believed him. Later, he went to a church, knelt before the cross, and wept as he repented. He felt a hand touch his right shoulder though no one was there. The experience completely changed him into a more humble, loving person who tries to follow Jesus's teachings. |
2 | Other | 10 | 14 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Heart attack causing death experience, EMT response documented | Saw own body from above with friends trying to wake him, saw EMTs with gurney, specific time noted, vivid color perception changes | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw body from above with friends | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 3289 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4463 Elaine K NDE 8483 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1elaine_k_nde.html | 1967 | 2018 | 8 | F |
Eight-year-old Elaine was floating in an innertube at the beach in 1967 when a wave knocked her off and she fell under the water. Unable to swim, she started thinking she would drown. Everything then became very peaceful and non-threatening. She experienced a life review seeing events from her short life passing through her brain, including specific memories like trips to her grandmother's house. She found herself in darkness and saw a light at the end of what seemed like a tunnel. She felt herself being pulled toward the light and knew that once she reached it, she would have crossed over. She was never scared or afraid but was reassured that everything would be all right. As she got close to the light, a grid came down in front of her and stopped her from going any further. The grid resembled what she later recognized as looking like a circuit board. She woke up on the shore coughing up water with her mother yelling down the beach looking for her. She had drifted a ways down the shore and washed up on the beach with no one having saved or helped her. It was as if she was just washed up on the shore by itself. After the experience, she started having more vivid dreams including some that were prophetic. She had a dream about a politician being shot and paralyzed that she told her parents about the morning it happened. Later at age 17, she experienced cosmic consciousness feeling immersed in a pink cloud with her mind opening up, understanding everything with no fear of death, feeling the flow and relationality of everything, and tremendous feelings of love that made it impossible to hate anyone afterward. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Near drowning of child unable to swim, unconscious underwater | Saw tunnel with light, grid/circuit board barrier prevented crossing over, life review with specific memories | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw tunnel, light and grid barrier | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3290 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4512 Evelyn D NDE 8556 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1evelyn_d_nde.html | 1958 | 2018 | 6 | F | At age 6, Evelyn was critically ill with a virus causing high fever and seizures. Her mother called a doctor who made a house call and found her in a life-threatening condition. The doctor carried her to the bathroom and filled the tub with cold water and ice to reduce her fever while she was seizing. During this medical emergency, Evelyn left her body and floated at ceiling level, observing the doctor and mother working on her body. She witnessed specific details including being carried to the bathroom, the tub being filled with water and ice being placed around her body. She then entered another realm filled with light where she met a young woman in a flowing whitish-blue gown who emanated complete love and kindness. The being communicated telepathically that it wasn't her time and she had to return, saying "You will see my face among the Grieved" and showing her a vision of herself among people in shock with rubble everywhere. Evelyn strongly resisted returning but was sent back to her body. Upon recovery, she told her mother everything she had seen while out of body, and her mother confirmed all the details were accurate. The experience gave her lasting spiritual beliefs and removed her fear of death. | 5 | Home | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening high fever with seizures requiring emergency intervention | Multiple specific observations while OBE - saw doctor carry her, bathroom scene, ice in tub. Mother confirmed all details accurate | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw doctor carry her to bathroom | 1.00 | Mother | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3291 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4518 Gary F NDE 8564 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_f_nde_8564.html | 2012 | 2018 | M | Gary was hospitalized with a very large Saddle Pulmonary Embolism lodged between his heart and lungs, a condition that is nearly always fatal. He woke in his hospital bed without any energy and could barely alert the medical staff. When they responded with a crash cart and multiple staff members, Gary left his body. He found himself drifting in space above a hard flat surface, suspended without a body but fully conscious. He observed a sky filled with millions of individually colored drops like multicolored candies, moving from right to left across the sky. He could see each one individually despite being far above them. The drops were moving toward a point where they fell like a waterfall into a large gap in the ground below. Gary could move just by thinking about being somewhere different. He moved closer to the edge and peered over but couldn't see the bottom as millions of these candies fell down. The experience felt amazing, peaceful, and connected. He experienced incredible joy and felt at home. He was away for what seemed like a short time but was actually 2-3 hours. Medical staff had to remain in his room the entire morning, watching him continuously for 4-5 hours during this medical event. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 0 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Very large Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, nearly always fatal condition | No specific veridical observations reported during OBE | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3292 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4554 Holly P NDE 8633 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1holly_p_nde.html | 2017 | 2017-03-05 | 2018 | F | Holly, after separating from her husband and experiencing depression and a painful undiagnosed illness, took a fatal overdose of medication. She was found clinically dead - cold and not breathing - and was resuscitated with CPR. During her death, she was pulled from her body slowly and entered a cold, heavy darkness where she drifted for an unknown time. She felt calm but restless, sensing this wasn't where she belonged. Then a flood of light enveloped her and she was pulled up into a bright field with vivid green grass and blue sky. The colors were ethereally bright and she experienced pure love, complete acceptance, and contentment. She felt this was home and wanted to stay but was told it wasn't her time and was sent back. She descended back to her body and overheard what happened when she was found dead and resuscitated. Upon return, she felt a profound sense of loss. It took days to fully adjust to being back. Remarkably, the unknown illness she had suffered from for six years completely disappeared after the NDE, with no organ damage despite the large overdose. She now has no fear of death and experiences lasting peace, though still has some depression from witnessing worldly suffering. | 2 | Unknown | 10 | 2 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death - found cold and not breathing, CPR given | Overheard events during resuscitation but no specific details provided | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3293 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4600 Jack J NDE 8702 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jack_j_nde.html | 1971 | 2018 | M | Jack was scheduled for tonsil and adenoid removal surgery. After being given pre-operative medication and anesthesia, he went under. During surgery, he died on the operating table. Jack found himself sitting up and observing the white wall tiles bordered with black tile and a clock with a sweeping second hand. He hopped off the bed from the right side, walked around the foot of the bed, and saw nurses and doctors huddled around the bed. He walked out through the door, turned right into the waiting area where he saw his mother looking worried and his father reading a magazine with a green lamp on the end table between them. He heard his mother say "Something is wrong" and "Something's wrong with Jack. I am going to see what's going on." His father closed the magazine and placed it on the table. Jack followed his mother as she walked to the nurse's desk on the left. He continued walking down another hallway until everything went black. He woke up in recovery. About a year later, his mother told him he had died on the table and to be careful with anesthesia in the future. When Jack told his mother what he had observed, she confirmed all the details were accurate. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 14 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Tonsillectomy under general anesthesia, died on table | Multiple specific details: tile pattern, clock type, parents' exact positions, green lamp, mother's words and actions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/22/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw parents in waiting room | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 3294 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4549 Jacqui L NDE 8624 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jacqui_l_nde.html | 1988 | 1988-05-03 | 2018 | F | Jacqui was in the hospital to deliver her baby, ten days overdue with signs of pre-eclampsia. After giving birth, she developed eclampsia (abnormal after delivery) with terrible chest pains and seizures. Multiple doctors and nurses worked on her while she was in terrific pain. Suddenly, she became aware of a tunnel and started floating toward it. She saw a beautiful light and was being beckoned by someone or something. She knew instinctively she was dying and told the nurse "I'm going to the light." The nurse panicked and kept shouting "Stay with me! Don't go to the light!" Jacqui felt rational and knew she had a choice between staying for her newborn baby or going into the tunnel of light. The light and love were even more intense than a mother's love for her newborn. She reached the tunnel entrance and wanted to go but felt she still had a job to nurture her baby. After being in an induced coma in ICU for five days, the nurse visited and said they thought they'd lost her, noting that most people who talk about going into the light die. Jacqui remembered everything. The experience released her from fear of dying and led her to become a nurse to help others. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 10 | Eclampsia with seizures and organ shutdown, induced coma in ICU | Told nurse "I'm going to the light" during crisis - nurse confirmed this unusual statement and her panic response | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 1 | 1 | Communicated while having NDE | 1.00 | Nurse | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 3295 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4471 Jala W NDE 8494 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jala_w_nde.html | 1975 | 1975-10-12 | 2018 | 16 | F | At age 13, Jala had a prophetic dream where her deceased uncle warned her she would be in an accident around age 16 but would survive when everyone thought she would die. Four days after turning 17, her horse accident resulted in fractures of both femurs and right fibula. She developed fat embolism with bilateral lung involvement, kidney failure, and congestive heart failure with arterial saturation at 28%. A mysterious woman in white appeared in her room, apologized for taking too long, asked about her mother, then exited through the wall. Shortly after, a doctor was found and code blue was called. During her NDE, Jala saw light coming through the window and knew it was coming for her. She found herself traveling at extreme speed down a long tunnel with a presence beside her. The light knew her every thought telepathically. She could only know what she was supposed to know. At the tunnel's end was a pinhole of light that grew larger as she approached. She was told telepathically that if she crossed the threshold, she couldn't return. Using all her willpower, she said "No!" and returned. The experience validated her uncle's prophecy and led her to become a nurse and dedicate her life to rescuing animals. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Multiple fractures, fat embolism, organ failure, 28% arterial saturation | Uncle's prophecy from 3 years prior came true exactly - age, accident type, survival | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 1 | 0 | Uncle's prophecy fulfilled | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 3296 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4506 James R NDE 8545 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1james_r_nde_8545.html | 1992 | 1992-02-22 | 2018 | M | James was accidentally shot in the heart with a nail gun, with the nail penetrating the left ventricle. His vision flickered and went into tunnel vision before he lost consciousness. He found himself suspended on his back with arms and legs crossed as if lying in a coffin. A wave of bright white light came over him, initially with discomfort, then another brilliant light brought release and bliss. A brilliant white hand appeared over his body that he felt was masculine. He was amazed at the brightness and euphoria, marveling at the clear fingerprint lines on the hand. Before he could ask why everything worked as it did, it was answered - the answer seemed simple but he couldn't remember it later. He heard a voice through his body say "You're all right, I like you." When the hand lifted, he was back in pain and found himself in the arms of a deputy sheriff. The experience revealed why things are the way they are, universal connection, and that there is definitely an afterlife, though he cannot recall the specific details. He feels he encountered God but not in the biblical sense. The accident was featured on the TV show Rescue 911. | 2 | Other | 10 | 0 | 10 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Nail penetrated left ventricle of heart causing clinical death | No veridical observations reported, entirely transcendent experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3297 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4527 Jeet P NDE 8587 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jeet_p_nde.html | 2018 | 2018-05-15 | 2018 | M | Jeet had an ICD (Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) installed. Post-surgery bleeding and swelling led to complications. The swelling moved to his neck causing choking sensations. When the doctor removed the pressure bandage, Jeet felt faint and called out twice before losing consciousness. From about 2 meters above the back of his bed, he observed his motionless body while a nurse applied a mask to his face. When she removed it, he saw white gas coming from the mask. He counted 3 males and 4 females in the room, though only 2 nurses were present before he fainted. He saw various medical procedures: one nurse had his left hand on her legs inserting a needle, another connected a drip tube to his right hand. He felt peaceful with no pain and no association with his physical body. Upon waking, he heard "Code blue" being called, then upgraded to "Code red." The doctor mentioned possible brain damage but examination showed none. Staff refused to discuss what happened, though a nurse later confirmed he had stopped breathing. Hospital kept him 4 more nights but wouldn't provide details about the incident despite his attempts to get information. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | ICD surgery complications, stopped breathing, code blue/red called | Observed specific medical procedures: mask with white gas, needle insertion, drip connection, counted 7 people | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw medical procedures from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3298 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4515 Jeff H NDE 8559 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jeff_h_nde.html | 1978 | 1978-03-20 | 2018 | 7 | M | Seven-year-old Jeff experienced a severe asthma attack that required emergency hospitalization. After receiving medication that felt like general anesthesia, he fell asleep and stopped breathing, experiencing clinical death. During his NDE, Jeff found himself floating above his body in the hospital room, observing his mother in distress and medical staff working on him. He then experienced a confusing period in darkness with other confused souls before encountering a brilliant light filled with overwhelming love and understanding. Jeff underwent a life review where he experienced both his feelings and those he affected through his actions. He met a feminine guide who helped him decide whether to return to his current life or start over. He was shown glimpses of his future life, including specific events that would occur if he chose to return. Some of these events have since come to pass, including his living situation and career path. The experience profoundly affected Jeff's spiritual beliefs and understanding of life's purpose. He reported feeling incredibly loved and valued during the experience, with a sense of being "home" in the light. Upon returning, Jeff experienced increased spiritual awareness and sensitivity, though relationships have been challenging due to the difficulty others have understanding his experience. | 4 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Severe asthma attack requiring hospitalization, stopped breathing after medication | Out-of-body experience observing hospital room, shown future events that later occurred | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/22/2025 | 3 | 0 | Floating above body in hospital | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 3299 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4566 Jenny L NDE 8651 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jenny_l_nde.html | 1985 | 2018 | 17 | F | Seventeen-year-old Jenny became ill at school with flu-like symptoms including body aches and extreme exhaustion. After walking home and telling her mother she felt sick, she went to bed for a couple of hours. Upon getting up to take Advil in the bathroom, she collapsed and stopped breathing. Her mother heard her hit the floor and found her not breathing on the bathroom floor. During this time, Jenny experienced herself sitting cross-legged in the top corner of the bathroom, looking down at her body lying on the floor. She observed her mother frantically trying to revive her by shaking her shoulders and gently slapping her face. Jenny noticed the look of panic and fear on her mother's face that she had never seen before. While out of body, she felt a profound sense of lightness, as if emptied of all the heaviness she normally carried. She experienced great calm and peace during the episode. After beginning to breathe again, Jenny felt an incredible sense of wellness and health that she described as the best she ever felt multiplied by a hundred. She knew with certainty that she was completely fine and no longer sick. A subsequent doctor visit found nothing wrong and could not explain the illness or incident. The experience left Jenny with a lasting sense that love is the most important thing in life and an enhanced appreciation for nature's beauty and detail. | 6 | Home | 3 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Stopped breathing from unknown illness, mother found her unconscious | Out-of-body observation of mother trying to revive her, saw specific actions and facial expressions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 1 | 0 | Viewed self and mother from bathroom corner | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3300 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4590 Jim B NDE 8688 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jim_b_nde_8688.html | 2016 | 2016-10-06 | 2018 | M | Jim was in a catastrophic plane crash in a small experimental aircraft, crashing into trees at a lake's edge when the engine failed. He sustained life-threatening injuries including ruptured lungs, all ribs broken, severely fractured right leg, and facial trauma. Placed in a week-long induced coma for multiple high-risk surgeries, Jim experienced an extraordinary NDE in what he calls "the In Between." He found himself in a gray, apocalyptic cityscape with storm-heavy clouds, kneeling in pain on a rooftop terrace. The central feature was a massive four-story egg-shaped lattice structure containing moving sector gears representing probabilities of future thoughts, words, and actions. Through telepathic communication with a disembodied voice, Jim learned he was in the "Impossible Now between past and future." Each gear that caused him pain represented poor future choices with negative consequences. For an entire week in this timeless state, Jim continuously removed harmful gears from his future, watching the machine recalibrate his destiny around each change. He was told his purpose was to eliminate bad choices, though he might still make wrong ones. The voice emphasized understanding how everything interconnects over knowing specific outcomes. Jim saw glimpses of positive futures including grandchildren on a Ferris wheel. Upon return, medical staff noted his unusual effect on doctors who spent excessive time with him, describing a special radiance. The experience fundamentally changed Jim's understanding of time, quantum reality, and interconnectedness. | 4 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 43 | Exceptional Evidence | 15 | Plane crash with critical injuries, week-long induced coma, respiratory failure, multiple surgeries with 2% survival chance | Highly detailed otherworldly experience with mechanical representation of future probabilities, some future events have occurred | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | respiratory support | 6/22/2025 | 5 | 1 | Gray apocalyptic cityscape | 0.00 | Main nurse | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||
| 3301 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4562 Jo H NDE 8648 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jo_h_nde_8648.html | 2018 | 2018-06-16 | 2018 | F | Jo, on a spiritual journey following years of abuse, experienced a brain hemorrhage during a fitness class in Croatia. She suddenly felt excruciating head pain, collapsed, vomited, and her heart stopped within 60 seconds. CPR and defibrillation were administered by a paramedic who happened to be present. During her cardiac arrest, Jo experienced profound euphoria replacing all pain, feeling absolutely amazing and content. Her deceased grandfather appeared holding her head, telling her "Jo you are going to be fine, trust me. This has to happen now." Her great-grandmother hovered above with her palm pushing down, signifying it wasn't Jo's time, saying "Stay child." Her great-grandfather was also present. Jo felt complete bliss, unconditional love, safety, and protection while floating and feeling connected to everything around her. She then observed her physical body from above like watching a movie. She was rushed to the hospital where a surgeon performed emergency surgery, feeding coils through her leg artery to plug the brain bleed. During her week in intensive care, Jo felt between worlds, aware of her grandfather's presence and deeply connected to everything. She knew with absolute certainty she would recover completely without the predicted severe headaches. After 10 days, she walked out completely healed. The experience transformed her understanding that humans create their own reality through thoughts and feelings, and that divine intervention exists. She experienced lasting changes including increased sensitivity to others' energies and deeper connection to Mother Earth. | 1 | Other | 10 | 16 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 14 | Brain hemorrhage causing cardiac arrest within 60 seconds, CPR and defibrillation required, clinical death | Encountered deceased relatives with specific messages, awareness during unconsciousness, predicted own recovery accurately | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 2 | Grandfather holding head with message | 0.00 | Paramedic on scene | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3302 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4469 John B NDE 8492 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1john_b_nde_8492.html | 2017 | 2017-11-19 | 2018 | M | John attempted suicide by cutting his jugular vein and bled to death. While on a stretcher, his mind and body left this world, being lifted into a digital atmosphere traveling on a specific path with elaborate digital characteristics coming from every direction. All pain and unhappiness completely disappeared, replaced by intense serenity and peace he had searched for his entire life. John felt an immense power around him, like the combined power of the entire universe from millions or trillions of people working together. This power seemed threatened by something unknown, and John sensed they were preparing for an impending battle. He experienced this collective force as real and purposeful, with everyone contributing their individual power to create an ultimate unified force. The beings seemed to be gearing up for something significant to happen soon. Throughout the experience, John felt complete ease, freedom, serenity, and peace - emotions he had never experienced to such a degree in his lifetime. The absence of all pain was particularly profound. At the conclusion of his experience, John was thrown down onto a stainless steel operating table and woke up. The experience left him feeling more awake and alert, with his life completely changed. He expressed gratitude for the experience despite the circumstances, feeling fortunate to have witnessed this other realm and the collective power of consciousness preparing for something momentous. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Suicide attempt by cutting jugular vein, bled to death, clinical death | Experienced digital/otherworldly realm, felt collective consciousness power, unique observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Digital atmosphere with path | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3303 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4478 Johnny D NDE 8507 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1johnny_d_nde.html | 1973 | 2018 | 13 | M | Thirteen-year-old Johnny was struck by lightning while standing on a bridge, leaning against an aluminum light pole. His stepfather witnessed the strike and performed CPR and chest compressions to revive him. Johnny found himself in deep darkness that transitioned through gray to white clouds, then absolute clearness as if floating in space. He traveled at incredible speed through a tunnel of blurred stars toward a bright pinpoint of light. Entering the light, he arrived in a beautiful realm with mountains, vibrant green grass, and the bluest sky. He observed a crystal-clear creek and a massive 400-500 foot tall tree with multicolored leaves (gold, green, brown, yellow) that sparkled like diamonds from rainbow-reflecting raindrops. With mere thought, he instantly transported to the tree. At a rocky outcrop, he met his soulmate, an 18-19 year old girl in green Robin Hood-style clothing with alabaster skin. She communicated telepathically that it wasn't his time and he had things to "witness" before returning permanently. Johnny felt he had just left this place and been gone only minutes, though 13 years had passed on Earth. She waved her hand and he was drawn back through the tunnel to his body. Seventeen years later, watching a TV show about NDEs, Johnny heard another electrocution survivor describe identical details in the same sequence, confirming his experience's reality. This validation transformed his life, giving him certainty about God, heaven, Jesus Christ, and life after death. | 5 | Other | 10 | 20 | 50 | Exceptional Evidence | 20 | Lightning strike causing clinical death, CPR and resuscitation required by stepfather | Detailed otherworldly observations independently corroborated by another experiencer 17 years later on TV | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 4 | 1 | Beautiful realm with natural features | 1.00 | TV show NDE experiencer | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3304 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4663 Adriana G NDE 8804 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1adriana_g_nde.html | 2016 | 2016-03-01 | 2019 | F | Adriana suffered from lupus that severely attacked her lungs, causing pulmonary edema and respiratory failure. After multiple hospitalizations with worsening conditions, doctors gave her husband a discouraging prognosis, stating she would likely need a wheelchair and oxygen if she survived. During a critical moment when her body was failing, she experienced leaving her body and becoming a light, floating through a universe of brilliant colors and forms. She traveled through various portals filled with joy and peace until encountering a female figure who identified herself as a deceased aunt, warning that passing further would mean no return. Hearing her daughter's voice asking her to return for her wedding, Adriana chose to come back despite the overwhelming peace. A male voice promised the best years were still to come. Her recovery was miraculous - she regained lung function, walks normally, and lives without constant oxygen. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening lupus with pulmonary edema and respiratory failure requiring intensive care | Out-of-body experience with encountering deceased relative but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | intubation and tracheotomy | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Experienced floating as light through colorful universe | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3305 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4689 Alice U NDE 8871 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alice_u_nde.html | 2015 | 2015-09-06 | 2019 | F | Alice experienced a stillbirth at six months in Turkey, with retained placenta causing severe hemorrhaging a week later. During political protests, she began bleeding heavily and was rushed to the hospital where she developed blood poisoning and lost liters of blood. While in critical condition before transfusions, she suddenly found herself in a landscape of pure, shimmering golden-white conscious light with no horizons or spatial dimensions. She felt held by unconditional love and encountered an enormous feminine Being of light who was incredibly tall and powerfully loving. Despite having no physical features, Alice knew this Being was feminine through her energy signature. She was about to receive communication when nurses brought her back, finding herself on the ICU floor after falling from seizures. She required emergency surgery and resuscitation, spending seven days in ICU before recovering. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 2 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe hemorrhaging with blood poisoning, seizures, required resuscitation during surgery | Experienced conscious light and feminine being but no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | seizures | 6/22/2025 | 1 | 0 | Encountered enormous feminine Being of light | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3306 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4712 Ana Carolina T NDE 8902 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ana_carolina_t_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-03-08 | 2019 | F | During cesarean delivery, Ana Carolina experienced complications when the anesthesiologist left the room to answer his phone. Blood flow was interrupted from the baby's weight on the vena cava artery after spinal anesthesia. She tried to alert the nurse but her spirit shifted back from her body like removing a mask. She heard the vital signs monitor flatline and stood beside her body watching medical staff work frantically. The anesthesiologist returned, swearing nervously, and ordered 5mg ephedrine be given immediately. Ana then found herself on a white hospital bed in an all-white place feeling indescribable peace. In the distance she saw many people dressed in white grouped together as if in a meeting, though none noticed her. She knew she wasn't supposed to be there. Upon hearing her baby cry, she felt pulled back rapidly into her body with a burning sensation rising from legs to head. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Cesarean with spinal anesthesia complications, vena cava compression, required ephedrine | Heard specific medication order (5mg ephedrine), saw medical team actions, heard monitor flatline | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed medical team and heard specific orders | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3307 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4737 Andreas V NDE 8924 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andreas_v_nde.html | 2017 | 2017-02-17 | 2019 | M | Andreas, a high-performance athlete, suffered a sudden heart attack while working out. He was clinically dead for 10 minutes according to emergency responders. A prehospital care group member tried to help until paramedics arrived, who took 10 minutes and two defibrillator charges to revive him. During this time, he could see himself from above and observed people around him, remembering what they were wearing. He also visited his parents and little brother, seeing them in their locations doing their activities at that time. After recovery, Andreas searched for and found the prehospital care person who had attended him by publishing his description on social networks. The person confirmed Andreas's description was accurate. Andreas came back from the experience in a coma but eventually recovered fully. | 2 | Other | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest with clinical death for 10 minutes, required defibrillation twice | Saw people's clothing, visited family members at distant locations, described first responder accurately | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw people around him from above | 1.00 | Prehospital care person | Highly Compatible | 4 | ||||||||
| 3308 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4670 Annie Mc NDE 8830 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1annie_mc_nde.html | 2019 | 2019-05-16 | 2019 | F | Annie has chronic swallowing issues and was at a restaurant when food became stuck in her throat. Unable to dislodge it in the restroom, she knew she would lose her airway. Her stepmother called 911, but Annie already knew she was dying and calmly laid on the floor as everything went dark. Fire department responded quickly finding her barely breathing with agonal breaths and faint pulse - doctor said she had two minutes left. During the experience, she felt warmth and saw a 360-degree theater of images including peaceful dinosaurs, prehistoric jungle, and millions of stars. She felt all mysteries of humanity were about to be revealed and had all knowledge needed. Then stars were sucked into a pinpoint and it ended. She awoke saying "I went somewhere" and "For just a moment, I knew everything." This gave her comfort after recently losing a child. | 5 | Other | 5 | 1 | 6 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Choking with near cessation of breathing, agonal breaths, two minutes from death | Only subjective visions of dinosaurs, stars, and gaining universal knowledge | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3309 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4708 Arnulfo G NDE 8900 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1arnulfo_g_nde.html | 2000 | 2000-07-02 | 2019 | M | Arnulfo fell 28 feet from a ladder while painting, hitting his head on landscape timber. He broke his entire left side of face requiring reconstruction, eye pushed into skull, both wrists broken, and suffered critical traumatic brain injury. During his distressing NDE, he was attacked by spirits trying to penetrate his soul and saw oceans of souls in evil dominion - hundreds of millions experiencing horror and torture. He felt their wailing and intense pain. God's spirit eventually shielded him. He experienced his past immoral acts and had to choose between evil's temptations or God's love, choosing God. He crawled against spiritual force to reach passage, crossed spiritual barrier guided by God's light, saw entry to heaven and stood before God immersed in incredible love. Received message to "take care of your family." Had second NDE in 2012 during surgery complications with message about God being supreme over all creation. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 1 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Fall from 28 feet with traumatic brain injury, facial reconstruction needed, given last rites | Distressing spiritual experience with no verifiable earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||||
| 3310 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4699 Ashley M NDE 8887 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ashley_m_nde.html | 1989 | 1989-10-31 | 2019 | 12 | F | At age 12, Ashley was accidentally hung by a rope at a school function. After frantically searching for something to stand on, she viewed herself from outside perspective then saw a bright loving light like million light bulbs forming one huge light. She was pulled through to a place of immeasurable peace and love, welcomed by many people she knew including some only known in heaven before earth. Communication was telepathic through energy/auras. A spirit guide led her to a building with Greek columns where she underwent life review at a circular table with dome. She experienced her life from multiple perspectives, feeling what others felt from her actions. Her guide said this wasn't judgment but learning, that God doesn't judge, and we learn by experiencing. She saw others also reviewing their lives. Was shown that reincarnation is real but by choice, and that God is Love. Told she must return to speak about the experience and teach that our purpose is showing love. Awoke during CPR. | 5 | Other | 10 | 2 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Accidentally hung by rope at school, clinical death, required CPR | Extensive spiritual experience but no verifiable earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3311 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4642 Bart A NDE 8770 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bart_a_nde_8770.html | 1963 | 2019 | 7 | M | At age 7, Bart was at a swimming pool holding the edge when his hands slipped and he fell to the 8-foot bottom, unable to reach surface. After initial struggle, he felt complete peace and contentment with the feeling that everything outside was meaningless and illusory. He had nothing to worry about and floated above the pool, seeing umbrella tops and tables. He saw his sisters and watched his brother walk to pool edge, could tell the moment his brother realized he was drowning, heard him call out, and saw him dive in. Bart didn't want to be saved, wanting to stay in the peaceful place, unable to understand why his brother would take him from such a great place back to a world that hadn't been good to him. The experience made him careless and reckless throughout life, having no fear of death since, and he has had to learn to control these impulses. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drowning at bottom of 8-foot pool, rescued by brother | Saw pool from above, umbrella tops, watched brother realize situation and dive in | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw pool area from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3312 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4707 Ben K NDE 8897 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ben_k_nde.html | 1971 | 2019 | M | Ben stopped breathing during a late-night phone call. The other person called for help to resuscitate him. By the time help arrived, he was out of his body watching the resuscitation efforts from above the ceiling looking down. He was engulfed by a warm yellowish glow and knew he had crossed over, feeling totally at ease. He realized the answer to all questions was "it doesn't matter" - things only matter while alive, but when crossed over, all worldly issues don't matter. At some point he was back in his body. The experience gave him occasional vivid dreams of events about to come true or happening while dreaming. He chose not to share this experience with others until much later. | 6 | Home | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Stopped breathing requiring resuscitation, cause unknown | Watched resuscitation from above ceiling, experienced warm glow | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched resuscitation from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3313 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4627 Kathleen B NDE 8748 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kathleen_b_nde_8748.html | 1968 | 2019 | F |
Kathleen experienced severe complications during childbirth in December 1968. She had attempted to walk to the hospital in a snowstorm while in labor, resulting in hypothermia. After delivery, she required 120 internal stitches and lost significant blood. Medical staff reported difficulty maintaining her body temperature and blood pressure. During the crisis, Kathleen found herself surrounded by a brilliant white light that was warm and pleasant. She experienced an extraordinary state of consciousness where she suddenly understood the entire purpose and meaning of the universe with crystal clarity. This knowledge was absolute and encompassing, though she could not retain the specific details after returning. A beautiful male voice, which she interpreted as Jesus, asked her "Do you want to live or don't you?" In that moment, she felt profound love and chose to live more than she had ever wanted anything. Following this encounter, Kathleen observed herself from outside her body, viewing her pale form lying unconscious in the hospital bed. She appeared to be positioned to the right and slightly above her physical body. Two medical staff in white coats stood at the foot of her bed discussing her condition. One wore a hat and carried a clipboard, while the other had black hair and glasses. The man with glasses stated they needed to contact family, while the other noted there was no family information in her chart. Despite attempting to communicate that she would be fine, she could not make them hear her. Upon regaining consciousness, Kathleen was transformed with an entirely different attitude toward life. The experience gave her courage to move beyond religious dogma and fear-based beliefs, beginning a lifelong journey of spiritual exploration and personal growth. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 12 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Life-threatening childbirth complications with hypothermia and severe blood loss requiring 120 internal stitches | Specific observations of two medical staff members with detailed descriptions and exact quotes of their conversation about contacting family | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Hypothermia | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard voice asking about living | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3314 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4656 Katrina NDE 8796 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1katrina_nde.html | 2014 | 2019 | F |
Katrina attempted suicide by overdosing on prescription pain medication in 2014. She drove to a quiet area and took all her pills, experiencing severe cold and increasing pain as her breathing became progressively more difficult. As she slumped in the car seat dying, she cried out to Jesus Christ with her last strength before her final breath slipped away. She was immediately pulled from her body into a black void, floating alone in complete darkness. She felt as if someone cut the cord connecting her to her body and knew she was dead with no way back. Her thoughts became lightning-fast and her mind exceptionally clear, with all senses heightened and emotions intensified. After what seemed like a long time alone, a speck of light appeared in the distance. The light approached her in a zigzag pattern at great speed, revealing itself as a Being of pure white light about 8-9 feet tall. She felt peaceful and loved in this Being's presence, believing it to be an angel. However, when the Being sensed her unrepentant anger toward God, it departed instantly. She then experienced overwhelming terror as she felt ice-cold burning sensations and long needles being stabbed into every inch of her body repeatedly. She heard her own screaming and felt continuous lightning-like pulses through her body. The pain was hundreds or thousands of times worse than earthly pain. When she screamed to be let out, she heard demonic laughter from an unseen being beside her in the complete darkness. In a flash, she was returned to her body, which felt like stone. After hours of effort to regain motor function, she managed to drive home and vomit up the pills, transformed by terror of returning to that place of torment. |
5 | Other | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drug overdose resulting in clinical death with cessation of breathing | Detailed observations of Being of light with specific characteristics and hellish realm with specific sensory experiences | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw Being of light | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3315 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4640 KC NDE 8766 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kc_nde.html | 2016 | 2016-09-02 | 2019 | F |
KC experienced a massive bilateral pulmonary embolism three days after being discharged from the hospital where she had been treated for near-fatal sepsis peritonitis with three abdominal washouts. While walking with her mother to regain strength, a blood clot that had formed behind her knee traveled to her lungs. She went into cardiac arrest at home, experiencing tunnel vision before telling her mother to catch her as she collapsed. During the cardiac arrest, KC heard something similar to applause or white noise - a muffled sound that was difficult to identify precisely. She experienced an overwhelming sense of euphoria and freedom as all the complexities of living melted away. She found herself looking down at what appeared to be a stage with lights lining the edge. She observed the lights at her feet slowly transforming into wood. The sound she heard was pure static, but she felt neither confused nor scared by it. The feeling was one of complete liberation from all worldly concerns. When KC regained consciousness, she still felt wonderful for about thirty seconds before realizing she was in grave danger. She was on the floor looking up at the staircase and banister from an unusual perspective. EMTs initially misdiagnosed her condition as a panic attack due to her young age. She flatlined three more times after arriving at the hospital, with CPR performed manually due to her 24-inch surgical incision held by a wound vac. KC woke up two days later to see her sister who lived thousands of miles away, initially thinking she had died. She survived despite expectations and reports feeling fundamentally changed - processing information differently with sharper memory. She no longer fears death, certain that she is not merely her physical body. |
1 | Home | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Multiple cardiac arrests with manual CPR, flatlined four times total | General observations of stage-like setting with lights, euphoric feelings | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24-inch abdominal incision with wound vac | 6/22/2025 | 1 | 0 | Stage-like setting with lights | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3316 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4729 Kevin O NDE 8923 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kevin_o_nde.html | 1990 | 1990-01-01 | 2019 | M |
Kevin was stabbed in the chest by his girlfriend during an argument in 1990. One moment he was sitting in a chair, and the next he found himself floating above his body, watching paramedics attend to his physical form below. He experienced clinical death with cessation of heart function. In the darkness that followed, Kevin was not alone. A presence was with him, and he experienced a kind of love he had never felt before - so profound that he did not want to leave. He felt a hand on his right shoulder as a kind voice told him he had to go back. When Kevin asked why, the voice replied, "The kids are going to need you." Though he had no children at the time, this message reached his heart and mind perfectly, and he immediately agreed to return. Kevin woke in the hospital, but about thirty minutes later, the same voice warned him: "You are about to leave again, but don't worry. You are coming right back." He then flatlined again, floating outside his body and watching nurses rush into his room. He felt no worry because he knew he would return, and indeed he did recover. Ten years later in 2000, while on a bus, the same voice told Kevin: "You are about to meet your wife. She needs you and you need her." They met shortly after and remain married to this day. The experience convinced Kevin that someone is waiting for us all after death, and the love he felt during his NDE remains unlike anything available in earthly life. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from chest stabbing with cessation of heart function | Specific prophetic message about "kids" and later verified voice about meeting wife 10 years later | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Voice giving prophetic message | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3317 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4710 Kimberley P NDE 8905 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kimberley_p_nde.html | 1988 | 2019 | 4 | F |
Four-year-old Kimberley was vacationing with her family at a resort with natural hot springs in June 1988. After returning from the hot springs, she told her mother she didn't want to go back when invited, and was instructed to return to their motel room where her father was watching her infant twin sisters. On the way back, Kimberley was distracted and fell into the ice-covered swimming pool. She was underwater for an unknown period before being discovered by a woman staying on the second floor who noticed movement in the ice and investigated, finding Kimberley drowning. During the drowning, Kimberley experienced herself floating above the scene, watching her body helplessly drowning under the water. She observed herself in a peaceful state without thrashing. The image then faded to black, and she remained in darkness without seeing any tunnels or light. She felt completely detached from her physical form during this time. A guest who had just completed a CPR refresher course that week performed resuscitation on Kimberley's body, which had turned almost the same navy blue color as her jersey. She eventually revived and vomited up her lunch. The medical report stated she had clinically died as her heart had stopped, though doctors believed the icy water's cool temperature helped preserve brain activity and aided in the resuscitation process. Kimberley was transported to Christchurch hospital for overnight observation and testing, being released the next day. She subsequently developed intense fear of drowning that persisted even when wearing arm floaties, though her mother's persistence with swimming lessons eventually helped her overcome this fear. The drowning experience remains her earliest and most vivid childhood memory. |
5 | Other | 10 | 7 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from drowning with heart stoppage, CPR performed successfully | Out-of-body observation of own drowning body from above, peaceful without thrashing | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Icy water preservation | 6/22/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw self drowning from above | 0.00 | Medical report/doctors | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||
| 3318 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4700 Rev. Larry A NDE 16103 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1larry_a_nde.html | 1987 | 2019 | M |
In spring 1987, Larry was riding his motorcycle in Tulsa when a Ford Granada ran a red light at approximately 50 mph, striking him at an intersection. Upon impact, he thought "This is going to really hurt," but instantly found himself outside his body, watching his lifeless form on the highway below. He felt no pain and existed separate from his physical body, confused but aware that his mind or consciousness had separated from his physical form. Larry hovered above the scene as paramedics arrived and attempted resuscitation. He watched them cut off his shirt and through his left pants leg to assess leg and ankle injuries. They strapped him to a backboard on a gurney and continued working while driving to the hospital. From his vantage point above, Larry observed one paramedic place his belongings in a specific location to keep them out of the way. During this time, he experienced profound peace unlike anything he had known before, accompanied by a comforting presence. He then heard the words "It's not your time yet. You have more to do." Immediately upon hearing this, Larry returned to his body, struggling to breathe and experiencing tremendous pain. When the lead paramedic began searching for his belongings, Larry correctly told him they were in a cabinet to his right behind his head. The paramedic was stunned that Larry knew this, as he had been unconscious and unresponsive during transport. This experience began Larry's 32-year journey of metaphysical exploration and education in near-death experiences, fundamentally changing his life direction from one driven by circumstances to one with genuine purpose. He continues to share his experience to help others understand these profound encounters. |
5 | Ambulance | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | High-speed motorcycle collision with car, unconscious and unresponsive | Correctly identified location of belongings placed while unconscious - verified by shocked paramedic | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw paramedics working on body | 0.00 | Lead paramedic | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3319 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4610 Laurence B NDE 8718 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1laurence_b_nde.html | 1976 | 2019 | M |
In 1976, Laurence was living in Colorado and visiting his parents in New York. After drinking at a party, he pretended to be more intoxicated than he was as an excuse to leave his car at a young woman's house. Later, when driving back alone after his friend dropped him off, he fell asleep at the wheel and drove into a large tree. The impact was so severe that looking at pictures of the destroyed car later, he couldn't believe he had survived. He was unconscious for three days following the accident. During his NDE, Laurence saw his body leaning against the tree with a police officer crouching down examining him. He was floating above the accident scene, surrounded by white light despite it being nighttime. Rather than going into the light, he felt he was already within it. He experienced everything being okay beyond his understanding, with a gentle breeze moving him upward. He felt profoundly good, benevolent, full of love and compassion. Suddenly he heard an authoritative voice say, "You have to go back, your Father wants you to stay." He understood this referred to God as Father and felt it was all right to return. While out of body, Laurence entered what he calls his "Soul Level" - his true spiritual self without the limitations of conscious mind. He was able to know and understand everything all at once. The feeling that everything is all right became a deep knowing about himself, everything, and everyone being REALLY all right and good. He experienced what some traditions call the divine ocean of love and compassion, though for him it was more like a white sky of love and compassion. Following recovery, Laurence's life journey became focused on connecting to this source of benevolence and serving others. He developed the ability to see light within people and help them connect to it both energetically and psychologically. He became Dr. Laurence Brock, using his healing abilities and insights gained from the NDE to help others access this source of well-being. |
4 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident, unconscious for three days | Detailed observation of accident scene with police officer, profound spiritual insights | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/22/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw accident scene from above | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3320 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4730 Lee Shi NDE 16107 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lee_shi_nde.html | 1950 | 2019 | F |
Around 1950 in China, Lee Shi reported her nephew to agrarian reform officials for concealing weapons during the land revolution policy implementation. When the nephew discovered she was the whistleblower, he hunted her down and shot her in the stomach with a gun. She bled severely and passed out from the gunshot wound. While unconscious, Lee Shi found herself in what she described as purgatory. She reached the edge of a bridge and could see houses on the other side that were extraordinarily beautiful - much more beautiful than any earthly dwellings she had known. The structures across the bridge appeared inviting and she wanted to cross over to explore them. Before she could approach the bridge to tour the beautiful realm, a guard stationed by the bridge stopped her from crossing. Two men then came over to her and spoke fiercely, telling her "It is not your time yet, go back!" Following this command, she immediately regained consciousness. After waking up, Lee Shi told everyone about her experience while passed out. This account was later shared by her grandnephew who preserved her testimony of the near-death experience. The brief but vivid encounter left a lasting impression on her and her family. |
5 | Unknown | 5 | 7 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Gunshot wound to stomach with severe bleeding and loss of consciousness | Specific details of purgatory realm with bridge, guard, beautiful houses | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw purgatory realm with bridge | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3321 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4676 Leïla NDE 8842 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1leila_nde.html | 2011 | 2019 | F |
Three weeks after giving birth in 2011, Leïla was holding her baby when her body began trembling. She put her sleeping infant on the sofa and went to lie down on the opposite sofa, fainting before her head reached the pillow. The cause of her collapse remained unknown despite occurring in the postpartum period. During her experience, Leïla found herself in an underground structure, floating and facing a stone wall. When the light went out, she turned to leave and hovered above dark souls floating close to the ground. She saw stairs leading up toward the surface in the distance and headed toward them, but aggressive rap music began playing and slowed her progress. She witnessed what she interpreted as another soul (a delivery person) escaping up the stairs. Moving to the right, she encountered a floating fluorescent-green eye that she instinctively recognized as "the third eye" despite having no prior knowledge of this concept. Following the eye through a narrowing, darkening tunnel, she experienced momentary fear of being trapped forever when everything went black. An enormous white light then appeared throughout the space. Leïla instinctively entered the light, understanding her earthly life was ending and she was facing death. She felt like sliding into a warm bath, experiencing happiness and awareness that suffering had stopped forever. Going deeper into the light, she communicated through thought, stating "If this is my time, I accept it." However, thinking of her children, she qualified her acceptance three times, saying she needed to care for them. After the third statement, she moved backward and opened her eyes. Upon return, Leïla heard classical music in her ear that was billions of times more wonderful than earthly music. For a week afterward, she couldn't stop crying, feeling sorry she had returned. The experience taught her that 99% of materialistic life is futile - only love counts and remains. She gained lasting awareness of universal connection despite earthly burdens. |
6 | Home | 3 | 10 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Unknown cause of fainting three weeks postpartum | Detailed otherworldly journey with underground realm, third eye guide, white light encounter | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 0 | Complex otherworldly journey | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3322 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4714 Linda M NDE 8909 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1linda_m_nde_8909.html | 2016 | 2019 | F |
In April 2016, Linda had just finished kickboxing and experienced cramping in her toes and fingers. Though she recognized signs of low potassium/magnesium, she thought eating would resolve it. An hour later, after changing into pajamas and sitting on the couch talking to her husband, she suddenly transitioned to another dimension. She experienced a TIA (transient ischemic attack/mini-stroke) combined with life-threatening potassium deficiency. Linda found herself surrounded by incredibly bright, loving, and welcoming light. Within this light was her deceased father, who had passed away 50 years earlier when she was five years old. He appeared younger than before his death with a big smile, though she couldn't get close to him. She felt overwhelming happiness seeing him and couldn't stop smiling. The light itself was conscious and aware - she could feel its presence. Looking down, Linda saw her body had transformed into light beams, wearing a gown of light with no physical form, though her father retained a physical appearance so she could recognize him. She was told telepathically that she had to return to complete her mission. The next awareness was being in the emergency room with bright medical lights and people staring down at her - a stark contrast to the warm, welcoming light she had just left. She felt upset returning to her heavy, dense physical body after experiencing such freedom, lightness, and love on the other side. Linda's experience left her with absolute certainty that consciousness survives physical death. She became more empathic with enhanced intuitive abilities, sensing events before they occur. The encounter reinforced her belief that loved ones await reunion after death and that each person has a mission to complete during their earthly life. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | TIA (mini-stroke) combined with life-threatening low potassium levels | Encountered deceased father who died 50 years ago, body of light, telepathic communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw deceased father in light | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3323 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4638 Bernard J NDE 8765 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bernard_j_nde.html | 2011 | 2019 | M | Bernard experienced a sharp chest pain and lost consciousness, possibly suffering a heart attack in November 2011. During his unconscious state, he found himself in a dark space like outer space, existing as pure presence without a physical body. A beautiful, indescribable light appeared with two angels on either side - beings made of light in human form without wings. One angel resembled his deceased grandmother but younger and more vibrant. She motioned for him to come, and he began rapidly accelerating toward them in pure bliss. He suddenly regained consciousness and felt painful, disgusting, and awkward being back in his body. He begged God to take him back, not wanting to remain alive on Earth. This experience led to a profound spiritual transformation, and he became a born-again Christian with a deep relationship with Christ. Days after the experience, while cleaning his office, he discovered a tiny New Testament Bible and felt the same overwhelming love and peace from his NDE. Reading Jesus' words gave him instant understanding, and colors became more vivid than ever before. He now knows God is real and feels Jesus holding his hand, giving his life meaning and purpose. | 5 | Unknown | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Possible heart attack with loss of consciousness but no medical confirmation | Saw beings of light and deceased grandmother, but no specific earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw beings of light and angels | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3324 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4694 Bryan C NDE 8876 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bryan_c_nde.html | 2013 | 2013-11-09 | 2019 | M | On November 9, 2013, Bryan fell from a six-foot ladder and landed on the back of his head, knocking him unconscious. Initially experiencing complete darkness and quiet, he was then greeted by a kind, loving voice. He entered a brightly lit area where he was shown the fall he had experienced and saw several video-like snippets of past events from his life. He found himself in a circular dome of colors, like being inside a soap bubble, with people sitting around the outside. Though he couldn't recognize faces clearly, he felt great love coming from them. The bubble was like a planetarium where he sat in a comfortable reclining chair viewing snippets of random acts of kindness he had performed. When he asked about the bad things he had done, the voice replied that God didn't see those because "I took them for you." Throughout the experience, he felt incredible peace, joy, and harmony with the universe. He was awakened when his dog licked his face. The experience left him hyper-manic for several months with sleep difficulties and significant weight loss. He underwent extensive medical testing which showed no brain injury. Eventually returning to normal, he retained increased kindness and spirituality, no longer fearing death and having absolute faith in all aspects of life. | 5 | Home | 5 | 7 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Fall from ladder with head injury and loss of consciousness | Life review shown with specific past events, but no verifiable observations of earthly reality | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw the fall that caused injury | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3325 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4671 Catherine T NDE 8835 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1catherine_t_nde.html | 1969 | 2019 | 9 | F | Catherine had two NDEs - first at age 9 in 1969 playing the pass-out game, and second in 2019 under anesthesia. In the first experience, she suddenly found herself walking down a beautiful path with colors alive with indescribable brilliance. Alone and disoriented, a Being approached asking what she was doing there. When she said she didn't know, the Being said she wasn't supposed to be there yet and took her to a Being of authority. This authority figure knelt to her eye level, held her, and said she must breathe and wake up now, that she would come back again but couldn't stay yet. She woke feeling in a foreign place, wanting to return to the tremendous love and beautiful colors. In her 2019 experience under anesthesia, the Beings were expecting her - a grand reunion in the same light and color-filled place. She felt bathed in love and affection for what seemed like a week, experiencing calm understanding of everything as universal knowledge. The Beings impressed upon her their love and support for her journey back and the things she must do before returning home permanently. Coming back felt like having one's essence stuffed into a goldfish and dropped in a bowl. She woke the happiest she'd ever been, with the feeling staying permanently. | 5 | Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Pass out game causing loss of consciousness in child | Encountered beings and beautiful realm but no earthly observations to verify | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard children expressing fear | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3326 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4684 Chen C NDE 16100 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chen_c_nde.html | 2019 | Unknown | Chen was in a severe car accident resulting in leg fracture and head injury, transported to hospital emergency room. Less than an hour in ICU, went into cardiac arrest. Heard a high-pitched sound and saw bright beam of light from above, felt body floating up while seeing lifeless body below. Was accompanied by light while flying through universe at light speed. Went through brilliant spiral tunnel of multi-colors where time ceased. At tunnel's end, saw beautiful meadow with exotic plants and animals. Witnessed 3D movie projection showing life review - important events like going to school and getting married. Saw unrecognized people who said it wasn't time yet and needed to go back. A light appeared and instantly returned to hospital. Doctor reported heart had stopped and was revived after 15 minutes of CPR. Experience was vivid with 360-degree vision while floating, simultaneous awareness of body below and soul above. Now believes humans have souls as energy after death, though undetectable by instruments. No longer fears death after touching the other side, comparing it to Buddhist descriptions of blissful wonderland for the kindhearted after death. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest in ICU requiring 15 minutes CPR for resuscitation | Out of body view of lifeless body below, life review with specific events shown | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw own lifeless body from above | 1.00 | Doctor | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3327 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4688 Chenguan NDE 16101 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chenguang_nde.html | 2019 | Unknown | Chenguan had severe allergic reaction to seafood cross-contamination at lunch, developing rashes spreading to whole body. At home, breathing deteriorated severely, throat felt choked. Split into two - one floating near ceiling watching other self struggle like hooked fish in fetal position. Mother found with purple lips, father carried to hospital. At hospital, couldn't open eyes but aware of frantic resuscitation efforts. Middle-aged female doctor called for oxygen tank, then biggest one available. Second OBE occurred - covered in bright light shield, body melted and vanished, floating light as balloon. Watched doctors trying to save "wax figure" body with complete detachment. Doctor said "losing her, have family come." Mother jumped on bed calling name. Floated up involuntarily through ceilings which disappeared, through green-golden hospital window frames at full speed. Saw enormous boundless greyish-blue ocean, subtle and emotionless with pulsating waves but no sound. Later floated above ocean responding to mother's calls from other side. Suddenly accelerated like airplane through thousands of cloud layers. Arrived in edgeless, splendid environment with wonderful warmth. Sat on comfortable invisible chair. Heard most delightful melodic music. During descent screamed "don't want to go back" three times. Saw cloud layers mixed with colorful building panels. Returned floating above same quiet ocean. Experience led to spiritual awakening in 2012 related to ocean as consciousness metaphor. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 15 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Severe allergic reaction causing respiratory failure and near suffocation | Multiple specific observations of resuscitation efforts and mother's exact actions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed resuscitation efforts | 1.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3328 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4630 Corina K NDE 8752 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1corina_k_nde.html | 1978 | 1978-02-07 | 2019 | F | Corina was in prolonged labor when decision made to use high forceps delivery. Given pain medication through IV that caused deaths, said goodbye as she felt leaving. Heart stopped, heard someone call for crash cart. Left body through corner where ceiling met walls, reached out and touched ceiling. Looked over shoulder and saw nurse pounding on chest, others delivering son. Saw baby's head crowning and knew had to return because baby needed her. Knew he would have hard life and wouldn't survive without her. Instantly back in body with intense pain. Son born healthy but developed dark bruises within 24 hours from traumatic forceps delivery. Labor nurse next day said "You know we nearly lost you yesterday" and was disciplined for saying it. Son now 41 with many developmental problems including autism, severe depression, bipolar disorder. Problems may have resulted from difficult delivery combined with family history of mental illness. Experience confirmed she needed to protect and help son through difficult life she somehow knew was coming. Felt overwhelming love for son and desperate need to protect him. Clear memories include touching ceiling tiles, seeing everything behind and below clearly. Experience gave her awareness that we exist after death, life has meaning and purpose, and she sacrificed anything including own happiness for her child. Now 67 with vivid memories of this and another NDE during chemotherapy in 1996. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest during childbirth confirmed by medical staff | Saw crowning of baby's head and nurse pounding chest from ceiling viewpoint | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw resuscitation efforts from above | 1.00 | Labor nurse | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3329 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4687 Damon H NDE 8867 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1damon_h_nde.html | 1971 | 2019 | 3 | M | At age 3, Damon drowned in Onkaparinga River during family swimming. No memory of entering water or other side, but vivid recall of return. Found himself underwater with sandy water swirling, but mind of 30-year-old. Voice from behind head said "Hold your breath, everything will be fine, you'll be out in a minute." Voice was smooth, certain, all-knowing like Morgan Freeman. Had complete trust, felt calm, knew would be saved. Next memory was OBE on shore - father kneeling, toddler body crying with sand coming from eyes, ears, nose. As 30-year-old consciousness, stared at toddler 4 inches away, amazed at copious sand, annoyed at family's panic. Father later confirmed bumped his leg underwater, drove head into sand to secure grip. No medical treatment needed. Also had second OBE weeks later eating raw onion, controlling taste to be apple, ridiculing 7-year-old brother's ignorance. Had STE same period with black hooded figure touching spine. Experiences left lifetime effects: feeling disconnected from society, understanding others but alienated, high IQ test results, inability to maintain jobs, seeing world as "plastic dream." Now 50 years later still dominated by experience, wanting voice back, frustrated being stuck between worlds. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Drowning in river, underwater for estimated 3 minutes | OBE view of resuscitation with specific details of sand from face verified by father | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw resuscitation on shore from OBE | 1.00 | Father | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3330 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4734 David C NDE 8929 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_c_nde_8929.html | 1971 | 1971-05-05 | 2019 | M | David was intentionally hit by car on way to school by man trying to kill him. Sustained concussion, couldn't speak initially. When able to talk, told mother he saw two police officers knocking at door, saw her get in their car, questioned by neighbor. Mother confirmed exactly how it happened. Weeks later in hospital, drifting in and out of consciousness, decided didn't want to live anymore due to unhappy life. Slowed breathing hoping to die. Found himself on country lane with meadow left, trestle right, gentle breeze. Felt total comfort, joy, happiness, massive love, no pain - incredible and beyond words. Playing in stream when woman with Irish accent said "You can't stay here." Asked "What about your Mother?" and couldn't answer. This is all he remembers. Now very spiritual with ability to know when things will happen, doesn't fear death, knows love is most important. Sees NDE as positive, looks forward to returning. Mother thinks woman was her sister who died three years before. Gets weird feelings before winning prizes, slightly psychic. Catholic background but experience gave awareness afterlife definitely exists. Values changed to focus on love and kindness always. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Head injury from being hit by car, hospitalized with concussion | Saw police arrival and mother's actions while unconscious, confirmed exactly accurate | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw police arriving at home | 1.00 | Mother | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3331 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4691 Decent Man NDE 16102 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1decent_man_nde.html | 2019 | 20 | M | At age 20, driving alone at night to meet friends for drinks when car accident occurred before finding anyone. So traumatic was unconscious in hospital for two weeks. During unconsciousness, walked into another dimension very similar to ours - streets and shops but completely empty. Walked for about an hour trying to find people. Finally saw crowd standing in line quietly. They wouldn't respond when talked to them, all passionless staring forward. Joined the line out of confusion. Was only one talking while line moved forward. Several ferocious guys walked directly toward him, gazing at him. Suddenly shops along roadsides caught fire - huge fierce fire burned everything. Whole world seemed under flames. Believes this was hell made of fire. Very frightened when two husky guys pulled him aside to empty place, said "It's not your time yet, go back now." Was vacuumed upward before could comment. Woke in hospital with short-term memory loss, couldn't remember last month except NDE. Experience happened 10 years ago but seems like yesterday. Now Christian believing Jesus will meet him in heaven after death. Encourages nonbelievers to accept Jesus. Reassures his NDE was real as experiencer. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Car accident with 2 weeks unconsciousness indicates severe trauma | Saw hellish realm with fire but no verifiable earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 0 | Witnessed hellish realm | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3332 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4720 Marco R NDE 8904 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marco_r_nde.html | 1989 | 1989-04-02 | 2019 | M | Marco experienced a boating accident while sailing solo. After his skiff capsized about a mile from shore with a dislocated shoulder, he attempted to swim back in cold April waters. Severe hypothermia set in, causing his body to become unresponsive and he lost physical sensation. He then had an out-of-body experience, viewing himself floating on the waves from about 20 meters above. He saw his crystalline body with a still-beating heart and experienced incomparable beauty, serenity, and bliss. Time lost all meaning in this spiritual state. He felt at peace with the universe and experienced a totality that doesn't exist within creation. A person watching through binoculars saw the capsizing and called rescue. Marco was saved just before death from hypothermia. Upon return, he initially had no body sensation but developed incredibly keen smell. He experienced severe pain as blood circulation returned. | 5 | Other | 7 | 10 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Life-threatening hypothermia from boating accident, near death state | Clear out-of-body experience viewing self from above, crystalline body vision | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self floating on waves from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3333 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4652 MarÃa C NDE 8780 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maria_c_nde_8780.html | 2009 | 2009-09-07 | 2019 | F | MarÃa had a severe car accident after her tire blew out on the motorway. While stopped on the hard shoulder, another car hit her at 120 km/h. She saw people with faces covered in blood who she thought had died in accidents. A bright light came to her side and she became part of this light where everything was light. She felt deep peace never experienced on earth, had no weight, and felt alive and free. She had a rapid life review at light speed showing images of loved ones and that she had died. She saw her family was desolate but didn't want to return. A male voice asked if she wanted to leave earthly life. When told she had to return as her time hadn't come, she was sent back. She saw herself on a stretcher being put in an ambulance. When she woke up, she had temporary amnesia. The accident lasted 5 minutes but the experience felt like an hour. Only the driver's seat remained intact. | 5 | Ambulance | 7 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening car accident at high speed | Life review, bright light, communication with voice, time distortion | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw self on stretcher | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3334 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4608 Muhammad RA NDE 8713 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1muhammad_ra_nde.html | 1999 | 2019 | M | Muhammad was in elementary school playing in the yard when he hit his temple on a volleyball post while running and looking back. He suddenly found himself floating in the sky, seeing from above all the students moving around. He could see the assistant principal on a platform and himself lying on the ground in the middle of the schoolyard. There was a white glow everywhere and total silence. He felt no pain or other senses except sight. After a while, he popped back into his body. He opened his eyes to find others gathered around him. His friend helped him up and washed his temple area. The accident caused pain in his temple the entire day. This out-of-body experience made him more interested in spirituality and the human soul. He became calmer, kinder, and wiser after the experience. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Direct head trauma to temple from volleyball post | Clear out-of-body experience with specific observations of schoolyard | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw schoolyard from above | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3335 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4645 Natalie C NDE 8774 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1natalie_c_nde.html | 1975 | 2019 | 8 | F | Natalie died at age 8-9 when siblings accidentally smothered her with a pillow during a game. She found herself suspended on the ceiling, which seemed higher than actual, watching them below in complete peace. She realized she should go back so they wouldn't get in trouble, though she wondered if she should stay. She made the conscious decision to return. Upon sitting up, she told them what happened but they never believed her. Since then, she has had many spiritual experiences and understanding that life is for spiritual growth. She knows spirits are around us and practices protective visualization. She felt she was "older and wiser" during the experience but became a child again upon return. She understands bodies are vehicles and there is no real time. She has become more empathetic and aware of her spiritual mission, though unsure what it is specifically. | 5 | Home | 7 | 10 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Life-threatening smothering with pillow | Out-of-body experience with observations, conscious decision to return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard siblings panicking | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3336 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4713 Natalie H NDE 8908 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1natalie_h_nde.html | 1991 | 1991-06-11 | 2019 | 15 | F | Natalie took an overdose after being bullied at school. She went down golden stairs to a forest sacred place, greeted by transparent white oblong-faced beings (aliens or angels) who treated her as princess and led her to her deceased grandfather. Most remarkably, she met her two future daughters Tea'ra and Candice who wouldn't be born until 1995 and 2001. They watched emergency room activities from above as if the roof was pulled back. Her future daughters pleaded with her to return so they could be born, especially the youngest who had important purpose. Her grandfather promised spiritual gifts if she returned. After two days in coma, she woke confused expecting grandfather to be there. Her youngest daughter was born exactly 10 years later on June 11, 2001. Since the NDE, she has accurate psychic abilities, can feel when people think of her regardless of distance, and has predicted deaths accurately. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 43 | Exceptional Evidence | 15 | Medication overdose resulting in 2-day coma | Met future daughters who were later born, youngest on exact date 10 years later | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Hospital discharge summary from 1991 confirms date | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 1 | Met future daughters before birth | 1.00 | Hospital records | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||
| 3337 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4702 Nicolas C NDE 8891 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nicolas_c_nde.html | 2007 | 2007-04-09 | 2019 | 23 | M | Nicolas had severe car accident as passenger when driver lost control and car rolled multiple times. He saw his lifeless body on ground with blood around his head and missing shoe. He watched people running to help and saw paramedics cover his head with white sheet and load him into ambulance. When ambulance doors closed, he saw bright white flash like lightning then everything went black. He woke in ICU with severe injuries including cranial trauma, double skull fracture, broken rib, perforated lung, internal bleeding, and burst adrenal gland. During OBE he felt great relief with no body weight or life stress. Later he had dreams of hell with river of lava and suffering people, and a woman warned him to escape. These experiences led him to change his life, believing in heaven and hell, living in happiness and love. | 5 | Ambulance | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Multiple life-threatening injuries, covered with sheet as if dead | Observed specific details - blood, missing shoe, sheet on head | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own body and emergency response | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 3338 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4668 Pamela H NDE 8821 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1pamela_h_nde.html | 1977 | 2019 | F | Pamela died in car accident when boyfriend drove impaired around sharp curve. Car headed for cliff but slammed into tree that suddenly appeared, confounding witnesses who said no tree existed there before. She stood above her body hearing boyfriend cry "She's not dead!" while ambulance driver zipped her in black bag pronouncing her dead. She saw brightest light never seen on earth that didn't hurt her eyes. She felt overwhelming peace and joy, heard angels singing and praising God. A loving hand touched her shoulder and Voice said she must return as her purpose wasn't fulfilled. She begged to stay but was told "Your time is not up yet." She woke from 3-day coma with no injuries, which doctors couldn't explain. The experience confirmed heaven exists and she can't wait to return home but will serve God until then. | 5 | Ambulance | 10 | 15 | 37 | Exceptional Evidence | 12 | Pronounced dead by EMT, zipped in body bag, 3-day coma | Heard boyfriend's words while dead, tree appeared miraculously, no injuries despite fatal crash | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Miraculous survival without injuries | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard boyfriend while pronounced dead | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3339 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4678 Perry D NDE 8849 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1perry_d_nde.html | 1983 | 2019 | 23 | M | Perry had anaphylactic shock from bee sting with eyes swollen shut. He rose above his body with 360-degree vision like fly's eyes, seeing wife, doctor, and his body below. He heard doctor panicking but felt no fear, only intense tranquility in extraneous state. Beautiful intense white light surrounded him with absolute calm and well-being. He had to choose whether to continue or return, deciding to return for wife and 6-month-old baby. The choice seemed prompted by someone else though memory is blurred. Doctor succeeded giving life-saving shot. Years later, American colleague asked if he had NDE, saying she could sense those who had. During 2019 meditation, violent memories of NDE returned making him cry. He no longer fears death, transformed from fearing planes when young. Experience may have strengthened Catholic faith though he resists seeing it as sign. | 5 | Other | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening anaphylactic shock, blood pressure dangerously low | 360-degree vision despite swollen eyes, heard doctor panicking, conscious choice | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 1 | 360-degree vision and hearing | 1.00 | Wife | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3340 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4753 Aleene K NDEs 16111 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1aleene_k_ndes.html | 2017 | 2020 | 68 | F | Aleene K experienced four separate NDEs throughout her life, each occurring during life-threatening medical emergencies. At nine months old in 1950, she was found not breathing and turning blue in her crib, rushed to hospital where a doctor used the newly developed epinephrine to revive her. At age 14 in 1963, she drowned after being thrown into a lake as a prank, sinking into darkness before seeing a huge warming light that beckoned her, feeling total peace and contentment before being resuscitated on the pier. In 1980 at age 31, during Hurricane David, she went into anaphylactic shock from a codeine injection for appendicitis, left her body and hovered at the ceiling watching the emergency unfold below, observing the medical staff scrambling with limited resources during the storm before a nurse administered epinephrine. Her most profound experience occurred on February 17, 2017 at age 68, when she died in her sleep and transitioned to what she calls the New World or rapture, being in the presence of God/Source and seeing a New Universe, receiving the message that 'consciousness is Eternal... changes everything.' She experienced major depression afterward because she did not want to return to earthly life. Through these experiences, she gained profound insights about the eternal nature of consciousness and the purpose of earthly existence, ultimately writing a book called REBIRTH to help others understand NDEs. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Multiple life-threatening medical emergencies documented including respiratory failure, drowning, anaphylactic shock | Out-of-body observation of medical emergency during 1980 event, watching staff from ceiling perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 1 | Watched emergency room activity from ceiling | 1.00 | German doctor | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3341 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4746 Alfred A NDE 8950 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alfred_a_nde.html | 1998 | 2020 | M | Alfred attempted suicide using his wife's pain medications after her death from cancer left him exhausted and without purpose. After overdosing, he was ejected from his body and floated above it, marveling at how perception through consciousness was immediate compared to slow mental processing. He traveled at incredible speed through different worlds, perceiving alternating colors and light intensities while floating half a meter above ground. He arrived at a pitch-dark place by a lake shore, surrounded by dull, self-absorbed beings. In the distance, he saw a boat with a man holding a lantern - immediately recognizing Jesus as the only source of light. Initially feeling lethargic toward Jesus, Alfred was transformed when Jesus embraced him, becoming surrounded in brightness as all worries fell away, bathed in bliss and love. Jesus communicated telepathically, making two predictions: that Alfred would find his spiritual master and achieve self-fulfillment. Alfred was in a coma for three days before awakening in a psychiatric ward. Within a week of returning home, a colleague offered him a book by Ramana Maharshi, fulfilling the first prediction. This book became his life compass, and twenty years later the second prediction came true with his spiritual realization. Alfred reflects that suicide would have been terrible, preventing him from seeing how his life would blossom in ways he never imagined. | 5 | Home | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Suicide attempt by medication overdose resulting in 3-day coma | Travel through multiple realms, encounter with religious figure, telepathic communication with specific predictions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw pitch-dark place with lake and beings | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3342 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4858 Anelia G NDE 9108 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anelia_g_nde.html | 1987 | 2020 | 1 | F | At age one, Anelia fell from playground climbing structure and experienced what became her earliest and most vivid memory. Despite being a toddler, she perceived the experience through mature consciousness. She felt no pain or impact, instead levitating upward while knowing her body was on the ground. Above her appeared a beautiful warm, bright white light with depth and a spectrum of gentle colors, unlike the flat painful brightness of the sun. Time seemed to stop as she felt protected, super-calm, and unconditionally loved by the light's presence. She had clear knowledge of being dead and returning to her origin, seeing her brief earthly life as a tiny fraction of what she was meant to live. She understood her fundamental spiritual identity beyond physical attributes and saw a preview of her intended life that made complete sense. Given a choice to enter the light permanently or return, she chose to continue her earthly experience. The light faded as she saw her father and a family friend approaching, initially from an observer perspective, then from her body. She could sense their slight guilt despite being a toddler. The memory remained separate from dreams or normal memories, existing in its own category of reality. At 34, her mother confirmed the fall incident, validating this wasn't reincarnation but her own NDE. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Fall from playground structure with head injury at age 1 | Mature consciousness in infant, choice given, preview of life purpose, validated decades later | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw approaching men from multiple perspectives | 1.00 | Mother | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 3343 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4754 Anonymous NDE 16112 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anonymous_nde_16112.html | 2015 | 2020 | 17 | Unknown | At age 17, overwhelmed by accumulated troubles, this person attempted suicide by overdosing on drugs in their room. After feeling horrible and gradually losing consciousness, they experienced a high-speed life review showing everything from infancy to adulthood in vivid, specific detail despite the rapid pace. They watched as a bystander, unaware they had attempted suicide in real life. Finding themselves in their room with enhanced keen senses and awareness of everything around them, they turned to see their own body on the bed and felt terrified. A great force sucked them through a black hole in a moment that paradoxically felt both brief and lengthy. They arrived in a splendid dimension with many glowing trees, each light ball representing a consciousness or person, and became a light ball themselves immersed in this world. All consciousnesses were connected without need for verbal communication, sharing thoughts about mistakes and right actions with complete understanding and forgiveness. In peaceful blissfulness, a gorgeous light ball formed into a human shape - a woman who said they shouldn't be there and still had much to do. Despite reluctance to leave this wellbeing, she showed them relatives, friends, and unfinished tasks, making them cry. When they asked about returning, she said to wait for the right time. They were forcibly pulled back into their body, unable to fully describe the experience's reality that remains vivid and unforgettable. | 5 | Home | 3 | 10 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Suicide attempt by drug overdose | Life review, otherworldly realm of connected consciousnesses, being told not their time | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw own body from outside perspective | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3344 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4803 Ariuntuya M NDE 23449 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ariuntuya_m_nde.html | 2020-02-28 | 2020 | 11 | F | At age 11, Ariuntuya was rollerblading behind school when she hit a rock, lost balance, fell and went unconscious. She found herself floating in darkness, feeling an unearthly calmness and comfort. She experienced a rapid life review from birth to that moment, the entire life playing in one second yet with remembrance of every detail. She remained in the peaceful darkness, unafraid despite seeing nothing, until hearing someone calling her name from far away. The voice grew louder and more disturbing, making her agitated as she didn't want to leave the calm darkness. She woke with sharp pain in her left hand to find her friend had been calling her, having been gone only about a minute though it felt like six or more hours. She describes it as a heavenly 'waiting room' experience between earth and the unearthly. Years later, she discovered abilities to receive messages from the deceased. At a funeral in 2016, she heard a voice and felt compelled to write a poem, later reading it to the deceased's daughter who recognized it as her father's message. On February 28, 2020, she woke sobbing and typed a message while seeing her deceased grandparents and uncle in a dream, with the message predicting her uncle's death in summer - he died exactly 5 months later on July 28, fulfilling the prophecy. | 5 | Other | 3 | 12 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Fall with unconsciousness from rollerblading accident | Prophetic dream accurately predicting uncle's death 5 months in advance, messages from deceased | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard friend calling despite being unconscious | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3345 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4766 Ben B NDE 8975 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ben_b_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-12-06 | 2020 | 18 | M | Ben, 18, was walking between classes when he felt faint, sat on a bench, and experienced cardiac arrest from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Despite being unconscious for over 3 minutes without pulse or breathing, he saw EMS placing defibrillator pads on his chest. He found himself in a pitch white room with the quietest quiet and most peaceful feeling, matching peace felt at age 4 when comforted by an angel. He heard the best music ever through perfect speakers and saw rapper Kid Cudi with him. Looking in a large mirror, both looked incredibly good. His entire 18-year life played out in the mirror, making him proud of everything he'd done - the BEST feeling. When Kid Cudi asked 'Are you ready?' Ben said yes, thinking he was going to heaven, but returned to the cold, bright school floor. He wished he could have stayed in that peaceful white place, believing it was heaven's waiting room and God gave him the experience so he wouldn't fear dying. Ben died 17 days later but not before secretly creating a YouTube video about his NDE titled 'This is my story' that went viral worldwide, helping many people with death and suffering. After his NDE, he intentionally spent time with specific friends, prayed for his family to have his peace, was no longer afraid of dying, and felt ready for 'something more important' - possibly his YouTube testimony that continues touching lives. | 1 | Other | 10 | 20 | 44 | Exceptional Evidence | 14 | Cardiac arrest with documented 3+ minutes without pulse/breathing, CPR and defibrillation | Saw EMS and defibrillator while clinically dead, witnessed verified by school nurse documentation | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 2 | Saw EMS placing defibrillator pads while unconscious | 1.00 | School nurse | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 3346 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4835 Beth T NDE 9077 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1beth_t_nde.html | 2016 | 2016-08-04 | 2020 | F | During her third C-section at 35 weeks, Beth experienced severe bleeding after placenta removal. Seeing blood pressure drop to 40/30, she told the midwife something was wrong before her heart stopped for 45 seconds to one minute. She found herself in bright light, not in human form but as energy, speaking through mental energy rather than words. She was surrounded by other energies she knew were familiar people, feeling incredible love, peace, and contentment. Though not recognizing each energy precisely, she knew them and they communicated mentally. She experienced sensory memories from childhood through adulthood - not watching but sensing and feeling scenes. The beings told her it wasn't her time because she hadn't completed life. Hearing a strange ringing like an old telephone, she opened her eyes to her daughter and cried with joy, believing she'd been gone for 6+ hours though only a minute had passed. She retained profound positive feelings and knowledge from the brief experience. When the anesthesiologist asked about her tears, she said she felt comfort and had been somewhere he'd never understand. The experience left her with lasting peace, comfort and contentment. She now spreads the word about the afterlife with 100% certainty, no longer questioning but knowing it exists. She clarified she wasn't asked about returning but was told she must, though she's happy to be alive. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest during C-section with documented BP 40/30 and heart stoppage | Time distortion awareness, communication with beings, told specific information about life purpose | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 1 | Experienced hours while only minute passed | 1.00 | Oldest daughter | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 3347 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4749 Brom W NDE 8957 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brom_w_nde.html | 1975 | 1975-09-04 | 2020 | M | Brom suffered a spinal cord injury (C5-6) from a swimming accident that left him paralyzed from shoulders down. While hospitalized with a trachea tube, during routine turning in a circle bed, the tube caught in sheets and came out of his throat, causing respiratory arrest. He became fully engulfed in heavenly light while being propelled forward, clearly hearing rushing wind. After moments of awe, he realized his consciousness had separated from his body. Instinctively struggling to return by trying to shrug shoulders, blink eyes, and turn his head initially had no effect. Unknown to him, a doctor present recognized the emergency, grabbed a hand pump to resuscitate him while repositioning the breathing tube, and directed his brother to shout at him. As the separation sensation faded, the wind sound diminished, and he heard his brother and doctor's voices telling him to calm down and that he'd be okay as the room came into focus. The light he experienced had life embodied in it, animating the space itself. He felt he could see into infinity though vision seemed confined to immediate surroundings. The wind sound was amplified and concentrated, part of the natural environment he would have become accustomed to. He knew complete understanding was within the light but was busy trying to reconnect with his physical form. The experience left him knowing consciousness continues, understanding light, love and God are the same, and feeling urgently driven to help others. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Respiratory arrest from displaced trachea tube with immediate medical intervention | Heard brother and doctor while separated, verified emergency response, consciousness observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard brother and doctor during resuscitation | 1.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3348 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4795 Bryant B NDE 9023 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bryant_b_nde.html | 2015 | 2015-07-15 | 2020 | 68 | M | Bryant, an HVAC technician, was installing a ceiling fan-coil unit while standing on top of an 8-foot ladder in a 14-foot ceiling. Reaching too far, he lost balance, grabbed a sheet metal overflow pan that cut his fingers, then crashed to the cement floor hitting the back of his head and losing consciousness. While unconscious, he was aware he was dying and felt at complete peace with life ending. He reflected on living a good life and raising his daughter well, having put her through college at age 25. He was entirely at peace with death approaching. Then he drifted up through the building's roof and saw heat pumps he had mounted there, thinking with distress "oh sh*#, more work!" - disrupting his peace. His helper then shook him awake, leading to a $2,000 ambulance ride, CT scan showing concussion, and a month of sickness and dizziness. He returned two weeks later to finish the installation. The experience permanently changed his behavior - he never again stood on the "do not stand" step of ladders despite continuing to climb them regularly without fear. His primary revelation was that life means work, even after death, expressing fear of endless work and rebirth. As a 68-year-old who had worked his entire life, he would hate for it to continue forever, seeing the afterlife as "just more work." | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Head trauma from fall, unconsciousness, concussion diagnosed | Out-of-body travel through roof, saw actual heat pumps previously installed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw heat pumps on roof while unconscious | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||
| 3349 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4752 Canon C NDE 16110 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1canon_c_nde.html | 2002 | 2020 | 14 | M | At age 14, Canon was being treated for an arteriovenous malformation when a medication error occurred. A nurse administered morphine but failed to chart it, then after shift change another nurse gave a second dose, causing an immediate reaction witnessed by his mother. Though gone for less than a minute, his consciousness left his body and he experienced the most peaceful, comforting time unlike anything on earth. He was lifted through a tunnel and greeted by shadow figures he knew were family and loved ones, feeling ecstatic. No words were spoken but he understood he had a choice with no wrong decision - stay or return to his body. He chose to return and woke to see his mother crying at his bedside. The experience completely changed his life. Since then, he has regular sleep paralysis where the same shadow figures visit him. Initially terrifying, he now knows they're checking on him. He remains certain it wasn't his time to leave and the experience gave him lasting peace about death and the afterlife. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Double morphine dose during surgery causing immediate reaction | Lifted through tunnel, met deceased family, given choice to return, mother witnessed reaction | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw mother crying at bedside upon return | 1.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3350 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4716 Dr. Dennis M NDE 8911 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dennis_m_nde.html | 1973 | 1973-05-12 | 2019 | M | Dr. Dennis Malone was working as a DOD contractor in Saigon, Vietnam in May 1973 when his group was ambushed while leaving work. Following an explosion and attack by South Vietnamese deserters, he was declared dead and placed in a "meat wagon" headed to the morgue. During his death state, he found himself in what he describes as a structured environment with hard floors and walls, possibly an intelligent spacecraft or interdimensional space. He was greeted by a very tall being (about 7 feet) in an off-white robe with blonde hair and glowing white skin. Through telepathy, this being showed him his ambush from above on a large window-like screen in slow motion. Multiple smaller beings were present, whom he felt he knew from before birth. A bright light emanated from a slowly opening door, but the tall being said he could not enter yet. The being told him he would live to 97 or 107 and spoke of a future woman with a pure heart who would be his last love. After about 20 minutes under a blanket in the meat wagon, he gasped for air and was discovered alive. When an Army Major visited him in the hospital, Dennis accurately described details of the ambush scene he couldn't have known, including the Major's actions, the location of his motorcycle, and that his attaché case was found in bushes - shocking the Major who confirmed he had been declared dead for at least 20 minutes. | 2 | Other | 10 | 20 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 6 | Cardiac arrest/clinical death from combat ambush, declared KIA for 20+ minutes | Multiple specific impossible observations: saw ambush from above, knew Major's actions, attaché case location in bushes, deserters caught - all verified by Army Major | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Blanket over body | 6/23/2025 | 1 | 1 | Watched entire ambush from above on screen-like window | 1.00 | Army Major | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||
| 3351 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4826 Liam W NDE 9065 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1liam_w_nde.html | 1993 | 2020 | M |
Liam experienced a spontaneous pneumothorax requiring emergency chest tube insertion. During the procedure, he was given no pain medication and the surgeon inserted the chest tube through his rib cartilage. The extreme pain caused his heart rate to drop to 3 beats per minute, leading to a code blue situation where medical staff thought they had lost him. During this critical moment, Liam had an out-of-body experience. He found himself floating above his body on the operating table, able to see everyone in the room clearly. He experienced no pain at this point, describing a warm feeling similar to coming out of a cold ocean and walking into the sun on the beach. The warmth and comfort were immediate and complete. He saw an incredibly bright light that was brilliant yet soft, not burning like the sun. The light was both pure white and warm yellow simultaneously. While floating above his body, Liam could see and hear the surgeon giving orders and the staff responding to the emergency. He prayed desperately to God not to take him, begging that he wasn't ready to die. He remembers clearly telling God repeatedly that he didn't want to die. The surgeon later confirmed what Liam had observed, telling him they had almost lost him when his heart rate dropped so dramatically. Liam describes the experience as having an intensity and alertness he had never experienced before or since. He felt united with the world and experienced a sense of relief and calmness despite the critical nature of his medical situation. The experience was so vivid that he remembers it more accurately than other life events from that time period. He remains certain the experience was definitely real and has shared it with others since it occurred. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Spontaneous pneumothorax with chest tube insertion, heart rate dropped to 3 BPM causing code blue | Clear OBE with observations of medical staff, saw surgeon giving orders, brilliant light experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw medical staff and procedures from above | 1.00 | Surgeon | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3352 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4828 Lija A NDE 9068 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lija_a_nde.html | 1987 | 2020 | 9 | F |
Nine-year-old Lija experienced a severe asthma attack at home after the family had just moved to a new house. She woke in respiratory distress and found her mother, then collapsed in complete cardiac arrest in the kitchen. With no phone connection available, a visiting friend ran house to house seeking help while her mother performed CPR for 20-30 minutes until the ambulance arrived. The paramedics administered two adult-sized doses of adrenaline and rushed her to the hospital for defibrillation. During her cardiac arrest, Lija left her body and hovered peacefully above, watching her distressed mother without understanding the upset since she felt so calm. She experienced a life review showing all her life events in a peaceful way with no judgment. A spiritual being she calls an angel stayed to support her mother while guiding Lija toward a tunnel. Through the tunnel, she was greeted by a group of souls she recognized as friends from a previous existence, though she knew no one who had died in this life. She was then guided to God/Source, experiencing overwhelming love, peace, and light. God told her three times she needed to go back, finally explaining it was "to help people to heal." She was shot back into her body at lightning speed, possibly during defibrillation. Lija observed her mother performing CPR and later learned her mother also felt a spiritual presence guiding her in the resuscitation efforts. She could see the medical team of 20 doctors and nurses working on her with defibrillators. She clearly recalled the souls greeting her and God's specific message about her life purpose. The experience was temporarily forgotten but recovered in vivid detail during breathwork at age 20. Since the NDE, Lija has experienced multiple near-death situations with spiritual intervention, developed abilities to communicate with souls passing over, and dedicated her life to helping others heal through psychology and counseling. She maintains strong spiritual practices and feels continuously supported by the spiritual realm. |
2 | Home | 10 | 16 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Complete cardiac arrest from severe asthma attack, CPR for 20-30 minutes, required defibrillation | Observed mother doing CPR, saw medical team of 20 working on her, specific dialogue with God about life purpose | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw mother performing CPR from above | 1.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 3353 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4784 Lola M NDE 9009 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lola_m_nde.html | 2016 | 2020 | 18 | F |
Eighteen-year-old Lola experienced an NDE during a severe flu illness while taking mock exams. She was likely severely dehydrated when she lost consciousness at home. Upon falling, she hit her head on the edge of a bathtub and scratched her arm. Her father found her unconscious and shook her to revive her, eventually succeeding in bringing her back to consciousness. During her unconscious state, Lola lost all sense of her physical body and experienced time distortion where everything seemed both infinitely long and extremely fast simultaneously. She had no religious convictions or knowledge of NDEs at the time. Her experience began with seeing the good moments of her life scrolling past at high speed in a rapid life review. She then entered a black tunnel that transformed into many colors before emerging into brilliant light. The light was described as white and yellow, brilliant yet soft and not burning like the sun. In the light, Lola encountered her deceased grandmother who appeared neither old nor young but radiating light and happiness. Her grandmother was surrounded by a halo of light that prevented seeing what was behind her. They communicated, with her grandmother telling her firmly to go back because it wasn't her time and she still had things to do. Throughout the experience, Lola felt various emotions progressing from panic to serenity, curiosity, and incredible joy. When she awakened, she felt strong pain from hitting her head and saw her father who had been shaking her. Initially, she dismissed the experience as hallucinations but later came to believe it was definitely real. The experience gave her insights that life should be lived serenely without excessive questioning, trusting that what needs to happen will unfold naturally. |
5 | Home | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe flu causing loss of consciousness, fell and hit head on tub | Saw deceased grandmother in light, specific message to go back, tunnel with colors transforming to light | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw deceased grandmother in light | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3354 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4751 Mark NDE 16109 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_nde_16109.html | 1992 | 2020 | M |
Mark experienced a severe medical crisis when he became septic from an intestinal leak following surgery. Delirious with fever, he attempted to go outside for relief but collapsed. After a colonoscopy revealed the problem, his condition worsened dramatically with his abdomen swelling like a basketball. The doctor had to manually rip open his partially healed surgical site to save his life, causing Mark to lose consciousness. He received last rites as medical staff fought to save him during an extended hospital stay. During his clinical death, Mark floated above his bed observing himself covered in putrid fluids on blood-stained sheets. An ethereal being with a no-nonsense demeanor grabbed his shoulder and took him down a roughly-hewn vertical shaft that was hot, stunk, and devoid of oxygen. They flew head-first at high speed with Mark's face inches from the wall. Despite his protests, the guide accelerated and stated Mark was not in charge. The tunnel opened into a massive hellish cavern filled with sounds of anguish and filthy language. Mark landed in ankle-deep wiggling worms at the bottom. In the cavern, Mark observed a defeated black angel growing from the cave wall, encased in mineral deposits up to its elbows with one wing immobilized. Demons flew around screaming obscenities while a massive snake slithered past. A creature slammed him against the wall. When Mark was passing out from lack of air, he found a white cloth on the cave floor that became his lifesaving oasis. His guide then raised his hand to quiet things and eventually extracted him from hell, imparting far-reaching personal knowledge that later came true before heading toward a bright white light. Mark returned to his body floating above it in a different room, cleaned and intubated. His teeth felt hot as he re-entered his body. Though he was hospitalized for an extended period, he only retains vague memories of two days. The experience destroyed his previous life but provided him with prophetic knowledge that has since been validated. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Septic from intestinal leak, doctor manually opened abdomen, received last rites, clinical death | Detailed hellish realm with specific beings and geography, prophetic knowledge received | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw self from above in hospital bed | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3355 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4769 Maureen K NDE 8982 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maureen_k_nde.html | 2001 | 2001-02-13 | 2020 | F |
Maureen, struggling with severe depression and going through a difficult divorce, ingested 1,300 pills (1,000 sleeping pills plus antidepressants) in a suicide attempt. After hearing God's voice commanding her to leave her apartment or die within two minutes, she crawled to a neighbor's door for help. EMTs found her heart rate had dropped to 3 and worked for nine hours pumping her stomach, administering 56 units of blood and massive doses of charcoal. She was technically dead when the EMT announced "She won't live if we don't get her to a pump now." During her death experience, Maureen found herself in a realm where everything was light, ethereal, warm and alive with colors beyond earthly vibrance. She felt no fear, pain, judgment, blame or shame - only profound love and peace. Angels greeted her with tender energy, their hearts glowing and pulsing with vibrant colored light. Through telepathic communication from her dimly glowing heart, she asked if this was real and learned she had died. Angels took her to a triage area for souls who passed suddenly, wrapping her in indescribably soft blankets while working to balance her light body. She was then guided to a Council of twelve tall, luminous beings who asked if she had created joy in life. When Maureen answered no to creating joy, the Council radiated pure love that dissolved her shame. She learned she had terminated her soul contract early and would be frozen as an observer if she stayed. Choosing to return for her parents' sake, she was promised her depression would heal and she would help eliminate depression through ancestral lines. Standing before God and the Council again, God asked three times if she would serve, to which she agreed wholeheartedly. She was shot back into her body at lightning speed. Maureen's neighbor later reported seeing Mother Mary overlighting her body during the crisis, and the EMT confirmed he'd never seen someone survive that many pills. The experience activated spiritual gifts including the ability to communicate with souls near death. She later encountered Jesus who connected his heart to hers in an infinity symbol, identifying her as "a child of God and woman of Light." |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Overdose of 1300 pills, heart rate dropped to 3, clinical death stated by EMT, 9 hours of resuscitation | Detailed observations of spiritual realm, Council of 12 beings, specific dialogue about joy and service | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 3 | 2 | Heard God's commanding voice | 1.00 | Neighbor | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 3356 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4800 Melinda G NDE 9029 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1melinda_g_nde.html | 1990 | 1990-10-31 | 2020 | F |
Melinda experienced a catastrophic postpartum hemorrhage 31 days after giving birth. Blood clots the size of softballs passed as she tried to reach the hospital, collapsing on the lawn outside the emergency room. She underwent multiple surgeries and received 56 units of blood, with her heart rate reaching 220 bpm before going into cardiac arrest. She was given last rites as medical staff fought desperately to save her life through nine hours of continuous resuscitation efforts. During her cardiac arrest, Melinda rose above her body and observed the terrified medical team working on her blue-colored body. She felt two angels beside her, one named Michael holding her hand. She was drawn through the hallway by her crying newborn daughter, then entered a dark tunnel leading to brilliant white light emanating pure love. She heard harps and encountered her deceased great uncle Harry Ed and Aunt Vickie. In total bliss and feeling "home," she experienced a complete life review seeing every act of kindness and spite from both her perspective and others'. Though time didn't exist, the review seemed eternal yet instantaneous. She understood that we are all connected siblings who live in fear on earth, preventing recognition of our unity. Melinda saw courtyards with impossibly vibrant roses and colors that don't exist on earth. White buildings reminiscent of Greek architecture floated in the sky. She received knowledge that her children's father would not be part of their lives, liberating her from trying to maintain that relationship. She understood infinity and universal knowledge. When she realized her daughter's life would be harder without her, she chose to return despite wanting to stay in the light where she knew she truly belonged. Since returning, Melinda developed numerous psychic abilities including reading minds, seeing the future, healing others, starting engines with her mind, and arriving at accident scenes to help souls transition. She manifests what she needs and affects electronic devices. She knew in advance when her children's father would die at 32 from alcoholism, which occurred as revealed. Her purpose became clear: to stand up for the meek, be compassionate, and above all, to love. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Postpartum hemorrhage, cardiac arrest at 220+ bpm, 56 units blood, last rites given | Observed medical team and blue body, heard daughter crying in different area, received verifiable future knowledge | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw medical team working on her body | 0.00 | Medical team | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 3357 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4791 Michael NDE 9017 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_nde_9017.html | 1992 | 1992-04-09 | 2020 | M |
Michael experienced a life-threatening medical crisis during treatment for a collapsed lung. After his lung collapsed for the second time at 75%, doctors offered him an experimental tetracycline procedure to fuse the pulmonary blebs and fix air leaks. On his birthday, April 9th, the tetracycline was delivered via chest tube while he was instructed to keep turning his body to distribute the liquid despite excruciating pain. After about five turns, the pain became unbearable and Michael screamed for God and Jesus before letting go and accepting his fate. The medical team called a code blue when he turned white as the sheets and went lifeless. During his near-death state, Michael immediately felt a warm sensation with no pain whatsoever, comparing it to coming out of a cold ocean into warm sunshine. He experienced immediate comfort and had the faith of a child seeing his father. He encountered Jesus Christ, whom he recognized as the Son of God with many names. Jesus appeared brighter than the sun yet Michael could see his face clearly. They experienced a joyful reunion as if Michael had never left him, with a sense that he belonged with Jesus as all people do. Jesus spoke to him with warmth and tender authority, telling him he wasn't supposed to be home yet and needed to go back. Michael cried and begged to stay with Jesus, not wanting to return to his earthly body. Jesus comforted him as a loving father would, gently but firmly guiding him back to his body while Michael continued crying. The conversation details remained beyond recall, but the overwhelming sense of love, joy, and belonging was unmistakable. When Michael awoke, he was still crying and overwhelmed but experienced very little pain compared to before. The pulmonologist later confirmed they almost lost him during the procedure. Michael's faith was strengthened by the experience, understanding that blessed are those who believe without seeing. The experience brought him closer to understanding God's love and gave him a sense of overwhelming nostalgia for his heavenly home. He later experienced similar joy at the birth of his five children, seeing echoes of that divine love in earthly blessings. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Collapsed lung procedure with tetracycline, code blue called, turned white and lifeless | Direct encounter with Jesus, specific dialogue about not being time to stay, recognition as if never left | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw Jesus Christ directly | 0.00 | Pulmonologist | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3358 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4846 MVC NDE 9097 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mvc_nde.html | 1995 | 2020 | F |
MVC had two near-death experiences stemming from severe childhood trauma and untreated mental illness. At seventeen, she cut a main artery attempting suicide, watching blood spurt to the ceiling before sinking into darkness. She observed the scene from above as a nurse found her and she was rushed through hospital halls, floating like a balloon above the stretcher. A warm golden light drew her upward, and she realized the girl on the stretcher was herself. Excited about experiencing death and wanting to tell everyone that death isn't final, she panicked about where the light would take her. She zoomed into the doctor's ear screaming for help, and after what felt like an eternity, chose to return for unfinished work. Years later, after becoming pregnant with twins from a fellow patient, she overdosed on heroin and cocaine. Paramedics attempted resuscitation after cardiac arrest. This time she was sucked downward at great speed into a dark void filled with angry, unfortunate souls who wanted to keep her there. Each time her heart was shocked, she returned to her body, but when resuscitation paused, she was back in the dark void. She kept thinking "Please don't stop resuscitating me" as she moved through the mass of mean souls. This hellish experience convinced her that souls go to places they've earned through their earthly actions. The first experience showed her life after death exists and filled her with compassion for humanity's ignorance about death's true nature. She saw beautiful vibrant roses, colors that don't exist on earth, and white buildings like those from ancient Greece floating in the sky. Time had stopped, and she felt in control until choosing to return. The second experience was entirely different - a dark void with unfortunate souls trying to trap her there, making her realize personal responsibility for life choices. After the hellish experience, MVC completely transformed her life. She immediately quit all medications, drugs, tobacco, self-mutilation, and left psychiatry. She studied healthcare, married happily for sixteen years with a man who adopted her twins, had three more children, and dedicated herself to helping others. She learned that all we take with us is what we give to others. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 4 | Two events: arterial bleeding and cardiac arrest from overdose requiring resuscitation | First NDE: OBE observing medical response; Second NDE: hellish realm with specific beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 0 | First NDE - saw medical response from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3359 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4843 Nathan R NDE 9091 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nathan_r_nde.html | 2018 | 2018-09-20 | 2020 | M |
Nathan nearly drowned at a beach after being hit by several waves and falling unconscious. A lifeguard resuscitated him, bringing him back from what became a deeply disturbing near-death experience that continues to haunt him years later. Unlike typical peaceful NDEs, Nathan's experience was characterized by darkness, pain, and a terrifying transformation that felt like it lasted for years despite occurring during his brief unconsciousness. Upon losing consciousness, Nathan found himself in a pitch-black space where his body had transformed into rusted metal, causing severe joint pain and restricted movement. Dark figures miles tall with white glowing eyes watched him from above like a caged animal in a circus. Despite the pain, he forced himself to run toward these beings faster than ever before in his life, screaming in agony while moving on all fours. When he reached them, he discovered they were giant trees, and after running between them for what felt like years, he had created a forest. He felt like an animal trapped in a metal cage that was his body, forgetting who he was in desperate attempts to escape. Eventually finding another person in the forest after seeming years of isolation, Nathan could barely speak with a hoarse voice from screaming. The person reacted with fear and began hitting him, so he defended himself. His metal body broke the person almost immediately. This pattern repeated endlessly - finding people, trying to communicate, being attacked, defending himself, and inadvertently harming them. Each repetition made him care less and feel slight enjoyment, sensing himself losing his humanity over what felt like forever. Just before waking, Nathan saw an image of his own face - the same rusted metal but twisted and covered in blood. It screamed with his own voice as he screamed in terror. Since the experience, he has told no one, has recurring nightmares, and hasn't returned to the beach. He believes he survived to make amends for what he did in that realm or to help someone experiencing similar incomprehensible horror. |
5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Nearly drowned after being hit by waves, unconscious, lifeguard resuscitation | Detailed distressing realm with transformation to metal, giant trees, violent encounters | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/23/2025 | 2 | 0 | Dark realm with giant watching figures | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 3360 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4792 Nicole D NDE 9019 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nicole_d_nde.html | 2016 | 2016-04-03 | 2020 | F |
Nicole passed out and her pulse stopped, leading to a near-death experience she didn't remember until weeks later during meditation. Her boyfriend, a firefighter, found her unconscious on his house floor and immediately began lifesaving care before she was transported to the hospital. She awakened hours later feeling profoundly alone and depressed, wondering when her struggles would ever end, having no initial memory of what occurred during her clinical death. Days or weeks later during meditation, Nicole experienced a tremendous download and suddenly remembered her NDE clearly. She found herself under what seemed like a street lamp emitting tremendous shiny energy different from ordinary light. Time completely stopped, bringing relief from her perception of time as an enemy - no more Mondays or bills. Everything began regenerating instead of deteriorating, becoming more beautiful and taking her breath away. She laughed at herself for taking life so seriously, realizing she had chosen to come to Earth but had turned it into hell instead of a learning opportunity. She felt a perspective shift where everything became one, with all beings both physical and non-physical present together, though physical beings remained unaware. Nicole understood that if she didn't return, her daughter's life path would become more difficult. Despite wanting to stay in the blissful state, she couldn't accept making her daughter's life harder and chose to return for her sake, knowing she had unfinished business. When negative thoughts arose, she saw the light absorbing them, reassuring her everything would be okay. The light communicated that life is just a waiting room for something better that she had chosen to visit, learn from, or prepare for the next level. Since the experience, Nicole feels like an alien knowing secrets she wants everyone else to understand - that we are eternal beings and part of source energy. She was immediately drawn to spiritual teachings, discovered Abraham Hicks on YouTube, and began meditating for the first time. She explains that death isn't death, that suffering comes from not understanding our true nature, and that Earth is a chosen experience for growth rather than punishment. |
2 | Home | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Found unconscious with no pulse, firefighter boyfriend provided lifesaving care | Time stopped, everything regenerating, saw light absorbing negativity, received knowledge about life purpose | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw regenerating reality under special light | 0.00 | Boyfriend (firefighter) | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 3361 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4661 Rachel F NDE 8805 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rachel_f_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-02-06 | 2019 | 20 | F | Rachel experienced severe complications during a blood transfusion after childbirth. She lost consciousness after an allergic reaction to possibly infected blood. She left her body and traveled through a tunnel filled with photos showing different versions of herself, suggesting past lives. She encountered three immense columns of light who were beings of pure love - her spiritual family. They reminded her she had chosen to incarnate on Earth and must return. Rachel merged with the light, experiencing complete oneness and understanding everything about creation and existence. She was shown her newborn daughter and various future outcomes depending on whether she returned. After choosing to return for her daughter, she experienced two days of unconsciousness before recovering. The experience profoundly transformed her life, leading her to start an online community for trauma survivors and publish books about her NDE. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Allergic reaction to blood transfusion causing life-threatening event | Out-of-body observation of newborn daughter, extensive otherworldly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw newborn daughter from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 3362 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4740 Sarah B NDEs 8935 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sarah_b_ndes.html | 1992 | 2019 | 5 | F | Sarah experienced multiple NDEs starting at age 5 when she fell from playground equipment after a heart pain. She left her body and traveled through a tunnel at incredible speed. The experience repeated throughout childhood, with doctors attributing it to vagus nerve disconnection. At age 16, during a violent movie, she experienced her most vivid NDE. She felt intense heart pain, left her body, and traveled through a tunnel whose walls were covered with photos showing different versions of herself, possibly from past lives. She entered a place of pure white light and encountered three immense columns of light - beings of pure love who were her spiritual family. They communicated telepathically, reminding her she had chosen to incarnate and must return. She observed friends around her body for what felt like years but was only 40-50 seconds. The experiences left her struggling to adapt to Earth, feeling lonely and waiting for life to end. | 6 | Other | 3 | 12 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Multiple episodes with heart pain and loss of consciousness, unclear medical etiology | Tunnel with photos of past lives, beings of light, out-of-body observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 3 | 0 | Photos in tunnel walls | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3363 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4679 Sarah S NDE 8854 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sarah_s_nde_8854.html | 2016 | 2016-11-18 | 2019 | F | Sarah underwent a routine hysterectomy under general anesthesia. During recovery from blood transfusion complications, she crashed unexpectedly. She observed the chaos from above, seeing medical staff panicking around her body. She traveled through a dark tunnel while floating upward toward a light. She encountered her deceased infant son who appeared as a 6-year-old with blonde hair, and her grandfather who had died when she was 9. Both appeared younger than at death. She then saw Jesus, who appeared as traditionally depicted but with darker features. Jesus told her it was not yet her time and she must return. She experienced overwhelming love and saw heaven with golden streets and vibrant green grass. Medical complications included heart rate dropping to 20s, body temperature of 95 degrees, kidney failure, and dangerously low blood pressure. She later discovered the malfunctioning catheter may have triggered shock. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 18 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 15 | Surgery with general anesthesia, cardiac arrest with monitoring | Multiple specific observations including deceased relatives, Jesus, heavenly realm details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/24/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw deceased son and grandfather | 0.00 | Doctors and nurses | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3364 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4719 Scott W NDE 8914 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1scott_w_nde_8914.html | 2019 | 2019-06-04 | 2019 | M | Scott experienced ascending aortic aneurysm rupture requiring emergency surgery. His brain was drained of blood and filled with cryogenic fluid for 100 minutes using a new technique. He left the earthly realm and entered a lagoon surrounded by beautiful soft plants. Four or five entities assured him everything would be all right and he could leave anytime. The place contained all unconditional love, and everything was soft because the binding energy was love. He chose to return through veils of energy. Medical complications included 10 brain clots, stroke, and frontal lobe bruising. Doctors said nobody had survived what he experienced. Despite massive brain injury that should have left him bedridden, he recovered remarkably and could run 12 miles within 5 months. He gained insight into the nature of the universe and believes unconditional love can heal on a molecular level. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Aortic rupture with brain cryogenically frozen, extreme medical intervention | Otherworldly lagoon, entities, understanding of universal love energy | written_account | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | Brain filled with cryogenic fluid | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 1 | Lagoon with soft plants and entities | 0.00 | Doctor from surgical team | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 3365 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4644 Serena NDE 8772 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1serena_nde_8772.html | 1997 | 2019 | 2 | F | At age 2.5, Serena fell in shallow water while her father was distracted. Her father felt someone poke his shoulder hard, turned and found her floating face-down with arms and legs spread. She was not breathing and her heart had stopped. During this time, she experienced a beautiful yellow light that was extremely bright yet dim, peaceful and foggy. Her visual field was restricted but filled with this light. She saw her deceased grandfather whom she had never met in life - his face was huge, filling her entire vision. He was smiling brightly with loving eyes. Though no words were spoken, she felt completely at home, peaceful and loved. Time stood still. Upon revival, she immediately ran to her mother exclaiming she had seen her father. Her mother was shocked as Serena had never seen pictures of him before. The family believes the grandfather saved her by alerting the father. | 2 | Other | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Drowning with cardiac arrest and cessation of breathing | Saw deceased grandfather never met before, later recognized in photos | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw deceased grandfather never met | 1.00 | Mother and Father | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3366 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4615 Siri K NDE 8728 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1siri_k_nde.html | 1973 | 2019 | 4 | F | At age 4, Siri nearly drowned and experienced an overwhelming encounter with light and love. She saw the most beautiful, extended light filling everything with 360-degree vision. The light was yellow, bright yet not blinding, total, loving, and laughing. She felt completely amazed, welcomed, curious and loved. She became one with the light, absorbing it as it absorbed her. There was shared joy, laughter, and telepathic communication expressing pure love. Time ceased to exist. She wanted more but was abruptly pulled back when her mother saved her from drowning. The experience left lasting effects including never fearing death, extraordinary psychic sensitivity, and difficulty adjusting to physical existence. Her mother noted persistent sorrow outbursts after the drowning that a healer later attributed to her soul wanting to stay in the light. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drowning incident at age 4 | Experience of light, oneness, telepathic communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 0 | Encounter with living light | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3367 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4631 Stanley S NDE 8753 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stanley_s_nde.html | 1999 | 1999-04-04 | 2019 | M | Stanley, a broadcaster, experienced unexplained blackouts from 1989-1995. On Easter Sunday April 4, 1999, he had five blackouts in succession. During the fifth, he felt his body shutting down and ceased breathing. He left his body, rose through the rafters and roof about 30 feet high. He saw beautiful silver-white pearlescent light surrounding everything. Jesus Christ appeared as traditionally depicted. Stanley begged to return, feeling his life was too short with something important still to do. Jesus smiled, nodded, and he returned to his body. His wife noted it was Easter Sunday morning. Later he realized his purpose was caring for his wife through her Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2007 until her death in 2014. He had another episode on Good Friday 2006 but survived. | 2 | Home | 7 | 15 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Multiple blackouts culminating in cessation of breathing, possible cardiac arrest | Saw rafters never seen before, encountered Jesus, occurred on Easter Sunday | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw wooden rafters through which he passed | 0.00 | Wife Judy | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3368 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4617 Stephanie D NDE 8732 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stephanie_d_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-11-01 | 2019 | F | Stephanie was 6 weeks pregnant at an abortion clinic when the doctor gave her an overdose of lidocaine to the womb. She passed out immediately and awoke to a panicking nurse with paddles. During unconsciousness, she was taken to a beautiful meadow with yellow flowers everywhere. She floated around feeling the best she had ever felt - whole, complete, and belonging. To her left was a line of evergreen trees she knew not to cross. Above the trees she saw her deceased grandmother who died in 2000, appearing the same age as at death with a glow, visible from shoulders up. They were happy to reunite without words. Then Jesus appeared beside her grandmother. As Jesus began to fade and change, the nurse standing over her replaced Jesus and she was back. The experience was more vivid than normal vision with an incredibly bright sky. | 5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Lidocaine overdose causing loss of consciousness | Saw deceased grandmother and Jesus, meadow with boundary trees | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw deceased grandmother | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3369 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4814 Caroline L NDE 9049 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1caroline_l_nde.html | 2005 | 2020 | F | Caroline experienced life-threatening anaphylactic shock and was rushed to the hospital's resuscitation unit. During the emergency treatment, she had an out-of-body experience where she floated horizontally above her body, observing the medical staff from above. Despite facing the ceiling, she could see everything happening below - multiple staff inserting IV lines, performing CPR, and shouting orders. She saw everything in an unusually bright white light and felt incredible peace, happiness, and calm that exceeded anything she had experienced before. She felt no pain from the procedures being performed on her body. She could hear and see multiple conversations simultaneously with extraordinary clarity, observing different doctors and staff members all at once. When her physical body was stabilized, she dropped back into it. Eight hours later she went into anaphylactic shock again but had no experience that time. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening anaphylactic shock requiring resuscitation | Out-of-body observation of medical procedures, multiple staff actions seen simultaneously | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed medical procedures from above | 1.00 | Emergency room staff | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3370 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4827 Carolyn A NDE 9067 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carolyn_a_nde.html | 1966 | 1966-03-29 | 2020 | F | Carolyn was hospitalized with severe eclampsia, toxemia poisoning, hemorrhaging and edema that caused temporary blindness during childbirth. She drifted off and lost consciousness, finding herself in a tunnel with an unbelievably bright white light. Everything in the light was beautiful and colorful beyond description. She experienced the most profound feelings of peace, calmness, love and tranquility - sensations stronger than anything she had felt before or since. Despite loving her life and family, she repeatedly begged to stay in that peaceful state and not return. She heard a strong, commanding voice telling her she could not stay and had to go back. The transition back was quick and she awoke in the hospital. Doctors had been trying to save both her and her unborn child who was six weeks early. Both survived, and her son is now 54 years old. The experience left her with absolute certainty that there is a better place after physical death. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe eclampsia with toxemia and hemorrhaging during childbirth | Tunnel with bright light, overwhelming peace, voice directing return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Temporary blindness from edema | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 1 | Tunnel with bright light and voice | 0.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||
| 3371 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4778 Charlie C NDE 9002 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1charlie_c_nde.html | 2020 | 2020-04-11 | 2020 | M | Charlie intentionally overdosed on heroin on Easter weekend following family rejection. This was his third overdose but not his first brush with death, having survived stabbings, IED explosions in Iraq, and car accidents. He was found without pulse or breathing by a veteran friend who performed CPR until EMTs arrived. During his clinical death, Charlie heard the voice of his grandmother who had been dead for five years telling him "Go home Charlie." This was the only thing he remembered from the experience. It took 10 shots of Narcan and 40 minutes of CPR before he started breathing on his own. When he woke up, an EMT from his high school told him "You better not go home Charlie. It took too much to get you back here." His friend confirmed Charlie had dead eyes, was glazed over with no pulse and not breathing when found. The experience convinced him that an afterlife definitely exists. | 2 | Other | 10 | 4 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 10 | Clinical death with cardiac arrest, required 40 minutes CPR and 10 Narcan doses | Heard voice of grandmother dead 5 years telling him to go home | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard deceased grandmother's voice | 0.00 | EMT from high school | Highly Compatible | 4 | ||||||||
| 3372 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4854 Chris C NDE 9105 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chris_c_nde_9105.html | 1988 | 1988-09-10 | 2020 | 9 | M | At age 9, Chris experimented with a self-induced unconsciousness technique at school that stopped blood flow to his brain. He was unconscious for 1-2 minutes. During this time, he found himself in a formless realm of light and color, experiencing complete peace, love, and unity. He had no body but was definitely himself, surrounded by and part of soft, brilliant light. In this place, his earthly life didn't exist and he had no thoughts of family or school. When being pulled back, he felt a sucking sensation and remembered his earthly life with reluctance, thinking "oh no, not this again." He saw his imperfect life and family returning to his awareness. The experience was unlike dreams, nightmares, or later psychedelic experiences - it was an entirely different reality. He buried the memory for years but it profoundly affected his life path. Recently the memories returned strongly, convincing him of the reality of the experience and the existence of something beyond physical life. | 5 | Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Self-induced unconsciousness stopping blood flow to brain | Formless realm of light, profound peace, reluctance to return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3373 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4849 Daniel R NDE 9100 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1daniel_r_nde.html | 2015 | 2015-02-23 | 2020 | M | Daniel underwent lower back surgery in February 2015. Post-surgery, he was not supposed to receive pain medication but a nurse gave him morphine with a self-administration pump that lacked a shut-off switch. He overdosed, shooting himself up about 52 times with morphine. His wife noticed him turning blue and called for help. By the time the nurse arrived, Daniel had coded and passed away. During his clinical death, he saw a tunnel with white light at the end and headed toward it. There he encountered his deceased grandmother. They talked for what seemed like hours, with Daniel telling her about his marriage and two daughters. He apologized for not being there for her last day and told her he loved and missed her. She said she was his guardian angel looking over him. When she told him "You have to go now," he wanted to stay but she called him for a hug. As he went to hug her, he woke up gasping for air. CPR and defibrillator had been used to revive him. He had to relearn to walk and experienced ongoing back pain and leg numbness. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death from morphine overdose, coded and required CPR/defibrillator | Tunnel, light, extended conversation with deceased grandmother about family | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 1 | Tunnel, light, and grandmother encounter | 0.00 | Hospital staff and surgeon | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 3374 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4787 Darlene P NDE 16116 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1darlene_p_nde.html | 1972 | 2020 | 34 | F | Darlene had been sick for a long time before emergency surgery revealed a ruptured appendix, ruptured ovarian cyst, and peritonitis throughout her body. During surgery her vitals dropped, she received a heart injection and was roughly closed up. She flatlined during the night. She heard a soft cymbal and her name called, then floated up painlessly surrounded by aurora borealis-like lights. She saw a black speck that grew into a figure as she crawled toward it despite weakness and pain. The figure's hands showed scars and bright light emanated from his face - she recognized Jesus. Remembering the biblical woman healed by touching Jesus's hem, Darlene reached out and touched his garment's hem. Warmth flowed through her body immediately. She awoke in her bed seeing a soft glow and hearing "I Saw a Man" being sung. Nurses found her vitals completely normal after she had flatlined. Despite being full of infection with non-functioning IV, she recovered without completing surgery. She has been blessed with exceptional health for 48 years since, now age 82. | 3 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Emergency surgery, cardiac injection, flatlined, vitals dropped | Detailed Jesus encounter with scarred hands, touched hem, miraculous healing verified | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 1 | Jesus encounter and healing | 1.00 | Nurses | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3375 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4775 Douglas D NDE 8995 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1douglas_d_nde_8995.html | 1957 | 2020 | 4 | M | At age 4, Douglas jumped into a canal without his swim buoy life preserver and immediately sank as he couldn't swim. He pushed off the bottom multiple times trying to reach the dock but grew weaker with each attempt. Water filled his lungs and he experienced intense pain before giving up. At the moment he accepted death, he felt immense calm, comfort, and safety in pitch black surroundings with a peaceful presence. He heard a deep baritone male voice say "It's not your time." Instantly he found himself hovering 20 feet above the canal watching his father drag his body to shore and push water from his lungs. He slowly descended while watching the resuscitation efforts, realizing the body below was his own. When close to his body, he felt water leave his mouth and began coughing, returning to consciousness with painful heartbeats. His father had saved his life. The experience convinced him consciousness is not produced by the brain and continues after death, as his awareness persisted while his body lay at the canal bottom. | 5 | Other | 5 | 15 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Drowning with water in lungs, ceased breathing | Voice saying not your time, detailed OBE observation of father's resuscitation efforts | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 1 | Watched father's resuscitation from above | 0.00 | Father | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3376 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4780 Drew B NDE 9004 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1drew_b_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-10-31 | 2020 | M | Drew was hit by a car going over 40mph while riding a moped on his birthday/Halloween. He bled out in the helicopter and underwent emergency clam-shell thoracotomy at the hospital. During his death, he walked through the flaps of a massive bright-white tent filled with light and happiness. Inside were all kinds of animals in harmony with humans, everyone appearing younger than 30 and jovial. He encountered his deceased grandfather in military fatigues, appearing young as he'd never seen him before. They talked for what seemed like hours, with Drew expressing fear about his legs and never walking again. His grandfather assured him his legs would be alright. When Drew heard his mother calling his name, he told his grandfather he had to go because he didn't want to upset her. His grandfather asked him to stay but Drew headed toward his mother's voice. He awoke from coma to find his mother whispering his name. The experience gave him certainty about the afterlife and reduced his fear of death. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 4 | Bled out in helicopter, emergency thoracotomy, coma | Bright tent realm with animals and people, young grandfather in military fatigues, conversation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 0 | Tent realm with grandfather | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3377 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4830 Estelle D NDE 9069 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1estelle_d_nde.html | 1982 | 2020 | 16 | F | At 16, Estelle was hit by a car going 56mph while crossing in a crosswalk, then dragged under another vehicle for 55 yards. She had 360-degree spherical vision from above, seeing the accident scene, crowd, her parents running in slippers, and a friend she later accurately described. She was sucked into a luminous tunnel toward immense light, experiencing intense happiness, expanded soul encompassing the universe, and universal love. A magnificent lady in white (she believes Virgin Mary) stood before a luminous figure she identified as Jesus. The lady stopped her from advancing, saying "You still have things to do on Earth; you must go back." Estelle then experienced a kaleidoscope life review showing all moments she hadn't loved enough, painful like hot mud in her face. She begged God to stop and promised to love more if saved. She awoke to stretcher-bearers placing her in a vacuum mattress. Police and firefighters said she should have died but only had broken bones, bruises, and head trauma. The experience transformed her life from black-and-white to color, strengthening her faith. | 5 | Other | 5 | 20 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Hit at 56mph, dragged 55 yards, should have died per police | Verified friend's presence/clothing, parents in slippers, detailed Mary/Jesus encounter | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw accident scene from above | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 3378 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4680 Elaine C NDE 8855 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1elaine_c_nde_8855.html | 2018 | 2018-08-15 | 2019 | 31 | F | Elaine was 21 weeks pregnant when gestational diabetes caused her to pass out while driving at 55 mph, resulting in a head-on collision with a delivery truck. She remembers briefly coming to in the car, thinking she was napping, then everything went dark as she flatlined. She was loaded into an ambulance, screaming that she was pregnant, then flatlined again. At the hospital, she underwent 16 hours of surgery for severe internal injuries including a ruptured uterus requiring hysterectomy. Her baby died from the impact, and she suffered a shattered kneecap, broken hip, femur, ankle, and pelvis. During her third death when her lungs collapsed after ventilator removal, she found herself surrounded by darkness. She felt like a single atom connected to all atoms around her, experiencing absolute consciousness and serenity. She was aware of everything in the darkness and felt part of it all, content with pure existence. When shocked back to life, she woke to crying family and relieved doctors. The experience left her feeling that existence continues after death in a form of oneness with the universe, though she no longer believes in God or the Bible as she was raised to believe. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clear cardiac arrest with clinical death documented three times, required defibrillation to restore life | Experienced awareness while clinically dead, could see 360 degrees, but no specific verifiable observations of physical events | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw own dead body from outside perspective | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 3379 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4612 Emanuele NDE 8722 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1emanuele_nde.html | 2018 | 2018-10-06 | 2019 | M | Emanuele, previously agnostic, experienced a cardiac arrest triggered by terror during an earthquake at 3 AM on October 6, 2018. After his family went back to bed following the tremors, he felt searing chest pain and lost consciousness. Despite losing consciousness, he remained lucid and aware, feeling lightness and peace. He saw his body on the bed with eyes closed and understood he was outside his body. He wandered on the astral plane visiting friends and relatives homes, then heard an inner voice compelling him toward the sky. He saw dazzling lights in white, pink, and gold filling the sky without a tunnel. A collective divine presence he knew was God blocked his path forward. Beings communicated telepathically that he and God are one, and showed him visions of his existence before birth as part of God. He learned the purpose of incarnation is spiritual advancement and expressing our divine essence. He saw that all souls will unite as one God while maintaining individuality, and that we create our own reality through emotions and beliefs. After returning to his body, he retained all knowledge gained, transforming from agnostic to knowing everyone is God. | 2 | Home | 10 | 16 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Clear cardiac arrest with loss of consciousness and cessation of breathing described | Multiple specific observations including OBE with view of body, astral travel to other locations, detailed description of lights and divine beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw own body on bed | 0.00 | Incompatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 3380 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4620 Erin K NDE 8738 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1erin_k_nde_8738.html | 2016 | 2019 | 31 | F | Erin experienced cardiac arrest from overwhelming grief after learning her childhood best friend Todd had died. Todd had been her protector and telepathic soulmate since she was 6 and he was 21, caring for her through an abusive childhood. After losing touch for years, they were mysteriously guided to meet at a grocery store, reuniting briefly before he returned home to another state. Two weeks later when he didn't call as promised, she learned he had died. The grief triggered severe chest pain and cardiac arrest symptoms. She died and found herself standing outside her body, seeing it lifeless with glazed eyes. About 30 tall, beautiful beings surrounded her who she felt she knew before birth. They told her with love that she had to return because it wasn't her time. She experienced overwhelming unconditional love and understood she had existed forever. After being forced back into her body against her will, she experienced a second cardiac arrest, during which Todd's spirit told her to stay alive and share their story. She slept for days on her bedroom floor recovering. The experience confirmed for her that souls exist before birth and after death in eternal love. | 2 | Home | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clear cardiac arrest with classic symptoms - chest pain, left arm pain, loss of consciousness | Specific observations of body with glazed eyes, 360-degree vision, telepathic communication with beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw own dead body | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3381 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4696 Eva V NDE 8878 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1eva_v_nde.html | 2016 | 2019 | F | Eva was preparing a barbecue with friends on a hot day when she told a friend "I'm dying" and collapsed from syncope. Her body fell and she immediately found herself in a state of completeness without pain or physical sensations. She was at the same location but everything was white and bathed in soft light. She heard music and people talking, feeling extremely well beyond physical limitations. She became aware the music was different than before her fall and realized she might be dead or dying. She wanted to return to her body and heard a diving underwater sound as she reintegrated, becoming aware of physical sensations again. Her friend had been throwing water on her face and cushioned her fall. Though unconscious only briefly, the journey seemed much longer. She realized death isn't unpleasant and that existence continues outside the physical body. Since then, she has explored other planes through meditation and is convinced of reincarnation. Her years as a palliative care nurse reinforced these beliefs, as she can sense when souls are present or departed and hears dying patients describe visions of loved ones. | 5 | Other | 3 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Syncope/fainting episode, life-threatening but not clinical death | Heard different music and conversations, awareness while unconscious, but no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard music and people talking | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3382 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4675 Farsiris G NDE 8841/8918 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1farsiris_g_nde.html | 2018 | 2019 | F | Farsiris had a minor car accident causing concussion, then collapsed at school a week later. She passed out and found herself standing next to her body on the floor, able to see friends and teachers trying to help. Paramedics arrived and began CPR immediately. She could see her girlfriend crying and tried to approach but couldn't move. She felt the paramedic's hands on her chest during compressions though lifeless. While thinking of family and feeling upset about not saying goodbye, a 1-2 year old boy appeared who could see her. When he touched her hand, energy entered her body allowing her to move. She ran to her girlfriend but couldn't be heard or felt. The child pointed at her body as paramedics prepared defibrillator paddles. She felt scared but the child smiled, giving her energy to return. She saw them shock her body and dove back into it through her left thigh, waking up breathing heavily. Doctors said she woke on her own without defibrillator use. Hospital tests couldn't determine the cause. The experience included seeing a child she believes was her future son, feeling his familiar presence like he was part of her. | 2 | Other | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clear cardiac arrest requiring CPR, cessation of breathing/heart function documented | Multiple specific observations: saw CPR being performed, girlfriend crying, teacher holding her, defibrillator preparation, mysterious child | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 4 | 1 | Saw CPR being performed | 1.00 | Hospital doctor | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3383 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4704 Fleur I NDE 8894 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1fleur_i_nde.html | 2017 | 2017-09 | 2019 | F | Fleur was riding her bicycle when it slipped, causing her to fall and hit her head. She lost consciousness and was found lying on the ground by people who called to check if she was okay. Days later, doctors in osteopathy confirmed she had died. During the experience, she found herself in darkness that kept getting darker. She realized she was dead and felt unbelievable love, peace, and tranquility. She felt a border like an endless wall she couldn't cross. She was in nothing yet in everything, free of her body, alone yet sensing a wall. She understood she could stay or return to earthly life, and was pulled back into her body, hearing people calling. After becoming aware of the experience, she was confused about why she chose to return when it felt so good there. Two years later, she feels alienated from most people except her husband and children. She feels she knows what is right but cannot let go of her old self to fully embrace her "Godly self." The experience left her unafraid of death and more spiritual, though she feels isolated and seeks others who understand. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Bicycle accident with head injury, death confirmed by osteopathy doctors later | Experience of darkness, border/wall, choice to return, but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 0 | Awareness of being dead | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3384 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4659 Francoise E NDE 8799 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1francoise_e_nde.html | 2018 | 2018-05-03 | 2019 | F | Françoise suffered a terrible car accident on May 2, 2018 at 1:15am, resulting in coma with fractures of cerebellum, cervical vertebrae, liver, cranial trauma, and pneumothorax with lung detachment. She was flown to the hospital where doctors told her parents they didn't know if she would survive. On May 3rd, she saw herself standing at the foot of her bed with family and friends present. She called to them but they couldn't hear her. She saw herself stretched out on the bed connected to machines, then saw a white shining light. Several shadows approached who were deceased family members. As she moved toward them, her deceased father took her arm and told her this wasn't her place, that she still had to experience something on earth. He escorted her back to her body, they said goodbye, and she woke the next day. Her mother confirmed doctors had to reanimate her as she was slowly dying. She saw her deceased father, mother, and horse. The experience gave her confirmation of afterlife beliefs and changed her perspective on life, making her less stressed and more accepting of life as it comes. | 4 | Hospital | 7 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe trauma with coma, required resuscitation per mother's confirmation | Specific observations of hospital room, family present, deceased relatives including father | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw self in hospital bed | 0.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3385 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4629 Gary G NDE 8751 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_g_nde.html | 1978 | 2019 | 17 | M | Gary woke with a headache, took two pills, then drove to work on a dangerous road with double-S bends. He went into the wrong lane and hit a curb, trying to steer away for 5 seconds before losing consciousness. He found himself out of his body in blackness with hundreds of sparkly lights, aware he had passed over. To his left in a field were many people including his grandmother and her sister who had died the previous year. Colors were vivid. Before him was a medium stream with a white bridge. Jesus stood on the other side with a huge sunlight object shining on his left side that didn't hurt to look at. Meanwhile, a man stopped and cradled Gary's head, telling him to wake up. Gary heard Jesus ask if he wanted to stay for eternal peace or go back. He chose to return and floated straight back into his body while the man was still rocking him. The experience transformed him from a young atheist to a believer who now attends church, reads the Bible daily, and prays frequently. He also discovered healing abilities and continues to see spirits as he did since age 10. | 5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Car accident with loss of consciousness, life-threatening | Detailed observations of deceased relatives, Jesus, bridge, lights, field, vivid colors | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 4 | 1 | Saw deceased relatives | 0.00 | Man who stopped | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 3386 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4693 Gene B NDE 8875 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gene_b_nde_8875.html | 1985 | 1985-08-23 | 2019 | F | Gene was severely allergic to wasp stings and was stung multiple times after stepping on a yellow jacket nest while picking apples barefoot. The stings felt like electric shocks. She went inside to tell her husband Jimmy she needed the hospital but collapsed trying to change clothes, eyes rolling back. Jimmy dragged her to the car and drove with one hand while holding her head forward so vomit wouldn't choke her. At the hospital, staff noted her blue lips and fingertips. In the emergency room, she stopped fighting to breathe and felt relaxed, thinking of her parents who had lost another child three months earlier. She felt calm seeing white light ahead, not too far away, and sensed her recently deceased brother very close. She felt torn between needing to stay for her parents and wanting to see her brother. The light was peaceful but she felt she should stay. She thought she could see medical staff from an outside view while they seemed frantic, though she felt calm. She began coming back, seeing a heart-shaped rash forming on her foot. Staff said the rash unusually appeared at the end rather than beginning of the episode. The experience left her calm knowing death will be peaceful with somewhere else to go. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 12 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe allergic reaction, life-threatening anaphylaxis with breathing cessation | Saw blue lips/fingers, medical staff working, heart-shaped rash, outside perspective view | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 3 | 1 | Heard staff observations | 1.00 | Hospital staff | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3387 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4735 Steve H STE 8931 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1steve_h_ste.html | 1993 | 2019 | 21 | M | Following a severe car accident where Steve tested God by driving drunk at high speeds, he suffered multiple pelvic fractures and spent months in traction. During recovery in April 1993, while sleeping, his breathing and circulation stopped. He experienced walking along a muddy river with a fishing pole, finding a crystal clear spring from a rock. After encountering a bald man near a Tree who asked for $6 to fish, angels grabbed him and he witnessed a vortex opening in the sky revealing thousands of angels singing praises to the Lamb of God. At the apex was Jesus Christ as gatekeeper, with intense light emanating from behind Him and through His eyes. The experience ended when he regained physical sensation, feeling his whole body prickly as blood flow resumed. Steve interprets the muddy river as his sinful life, the spring as Living Waters of the Word, the Rock as Jesus, the Tree as the Tree of Life, and the bald man as Satan trying to sell salvation. | 6 | Home | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Breathing and circulation stopped during sleep but not clinically documented | Spiritual vision with religious figures but no verifiable earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3388 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4727 Steven T NDE 8921 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1steve_t_nde_8921.html | 2012 | 2019 | M | Steven had his second heart attack on December 20, 2012, in the emergency room. His heart stopped and was restarted with a defibrillator, then stopped again triggering an NDE. He found himself in a beautiful rolling meadow with plush green grass under a blue sky, feeling warm, peaceful and safe. On a knoll, he saw four extremely bright white buildings with strange symbols resembling Asian writing but unlike anything he had seen before. He knew he was supposed to go to the buildings and began walking toward them. The experience ended when his body was shocked again and he returned to awareness with a nurse yelling at him to open his eyes. Steven recovered well from the heart attack and the memory remains vivid seven years later. Unlike many NDErs, he did not find God or develop psychic abilities afterward, and his life continued normally. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest in emergency room with defibrillator use documented | Beautiful meadow and white buildings with symbols, but no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3389 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4613 Telesa H NDE 8724 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1telesa_h_nde.html | 2017 | 2019 | F | On December 7, 2017, while holding her newborn after C-section, Telesa felt a kick to her chest and her heart rate shot to 225 bpm. A pulmonary embolism lodged in her heart then moved to her lung - what nurses called a "widow maker" with 98% fatality rate. Her energy flowed into a light that appeared in the corner near the ceiling, carrying her through space to a "central sun" - a massive ball of light where all energy originates and returns. She experienced visions of all her past lives, encountered deceased loved ones as pure energy forms, and gained understanding of quantum physics and the multiverse. She was shown her purpose: to love and teach, be a beacon for others with similar experiences, and raise her children to lead from their hearts. After what felt like years, she checked on her family and slammed back into her body as medical staff administered adenosine three times. Since the NDE, she can hear electricity, read energy, has prophetic dreams, and experiences frequent out-of-body travel during sleep. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Pulmonary embolism "widow maker" with documented heart rate of 225 bpm, multiple IVs and adenosine treatment | Vivid details of medical procedures, husband crying, specific number of adenosine doses (3), though not independently verified | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed medical procedures and family reactions | 0.00 | Incompatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3390 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4721 Timothy P NDE 8915/9913 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1timothy_p_nde.html | 2009 | 2019 | M | Timothy had a brain tumor that ruptured and filled his brain with blood in 2009. Initially going blind while examining his truck engine, he collapsed and was told he would die. After being transported to Pittsburgh for surgery, he traveled through a black cloud tunnel using his mind, emerging in a vast field of yellow daisies with no boundaries. He hovered above the daisies and approached a massive 20-foot wide tree. An angel (appearing as a puff of smoke with bright blue eyes) communicated telepathically that it wasn't his time, that Heavenly Father wanted him to return to do work for Him, and that he would be protected. Angels called the realm "The Heavenly Kingdom" and God "Heavenly Father." He observed six spirits in a pond of clouds watching hospitals and sick people, occasionally carrying spirits upward. After surgery, he encountered another angel in the recovery room who touched his lips, filling his body with water-like sensation. He received the gift of sensing when people are sick, which he has used to help others including detecting cancer. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Brain tumor rupture with surgery, transported between hospitals | Specific details about tree size, angel appearances, but primarily spiritual content. Mentions hearing mother praying in waiting room. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard mother praying in waiting room | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3391 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4625 Tomasz S NDE 8742 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tomasz_s_nde.html | 2000 | 2019 | M | Tomasz was shot in a criminal attack in 2000 and brought lifeless to the emergency room where CPR was administered. After losing awareness, he awoke on the operating table observing medical procedures being performed on his body. He felt warmth and light, realizing deceased relatives were present as other beings suspended above his body. He communicated with these relatives who gave him advice on returning to his body. The time in the light was carefree, painless and peaceful. The entire space above the operating room was filled with strange light and warmth, like a hall or corridor serving as a gate to another life. After a conversation that felt more like a flow of information with his relatives, he made the conscious decision to return. Later when he brought flowers to thank the hospital staff, he recognized the specific doctors and nurses who had saved him, confirming his observations. He states he is no longer afraid of death and considers it a positive memory, though he remains atheist. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from gunshot wound with CPR in emergency room | Observed medical procedures, recognized specific doctors and nurses later when visiting hospital | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw medical procedures and heard conversations | 1.00 | Hospital doctors and nurses | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3392 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4706 Travis S NDE 8896 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1travis_s_nde.html | 2018 | 2019 | M | On October 9, 2018, Travis had a STEMI heart attack while at a bed and breakfast. After vomiting and his wife calling for help, he was taken by ambulance then helicopter where he received CPR twice and was shocked with paddles. During the cardiac arrest, he experienced being in complete darkness with no boundaries except light shining from above onto his body. He saw himself from about 5 feet away, on his knees, watching paramedics work on his body in the helicopter. He kept yelling at himself to "LIVE! Just keep fighting!" repeatedly. Though he knew the helicopter had insufficient space for all the paramedics in the positions he observed, the scene felt real. He woke intubated in ICU and later experienced a second event at home where a hooded figure emerged from the ceiling light, crawled up his body, and vanished when his wife responded to his scream. He interprets the first as willing himself to live, the second as possibly not being meant to survive. | 1 | Ambulance | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | STEMI heart attack with 2 rounds CPR, AFIB, defibrillator shock during Life Flight | Observed impossible scene - multiple paramedics in positions that couldn't fit in helicopter, saw self from outside body | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw paramedics working on body in helicopter | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3393 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4722 Wan Fu NDE 16105 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1wan_fu_nde.html | 2019 | 25 | Unknown | At age 25, Wan Fu attempted suicide with sleeping pills due to severe depression from muscle atrophy, wheelchair confinement since age 16, and business failure. Initially expecting peaceful death, he experienced excruciating burning pain throughout his organs as if drinking sulfuric acid, while remaining conscious but unable to move or call for help. After endless suffering, warmth enveloped him like being in his parents' embrace. His brain exploded with memories - every life detail shown visually like a revolving lantern, re-experiencing everything from first and second person perspectives. He found himself in his childhood home with his deceased father who told him "You still have something to do" and expressed concern for his mother. His father's voice grew louder, forcing him back to his body. He awoke in the hospital surrounded by family and friends. Since then he feels he can see two worlds simultaneously and questions which reality is real, experiencing ongoing fearful and anxious events. | 5 | Home | 5 | 6 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Sleeping pill overdose with severe physical symptoms, rescued and hospitalized | Life review and deceased father encounter, but primarily internal/spiritual experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3394 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4726 William F NDE 8919 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1william_f_nde_8919.html | 2019 | 2019 | M | On June 11, 2019, William was in a motorcycle accident when his helmet got stuck under a truck's front axle. Police jacked up the truck and he was evacuated by helicopter where he died and was resuscitated. He found himself in a large field approaching a fence with a gate, behind which appeared as a black hole. The closer to the gate, the more love and warmth he felt while selfishness fell away. A man stopped him 5 steps from the gate, saying he'd been watching William's mistakes. The being offered a choice many don't receive: return to fix life's wrongs or pass through the gate where regrets would torment his soul "like an eternity." He warned if William returned but didn't become better, he would yearn for death. William chose to return, let go of the gate, and heard "I'll see you again, very soon." He awoke seeing his mother, underwent multiple surgeries, relearned to walk, and now jogs miles. Since the NDE, he experiences heightened empathy, feels others' emotions, lost sociopathic tendencies, and feels remorse for his past. | 5 | Ambulance | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Motorcycle accident with clinical death, CPR, helicopter evacuation documented | Spiritual encounter at gate with choice to return, profound personality changes afterward | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 3395 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4813 Fatih A NDE 9048 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1fatih_a_nde.html | 1988 | 2020 | M | On March 5, 1988, Fatih was in a severe auto accident and was announced dead at the scene. He experienced an out-of-body perspective, watching from above as people tried to extract his blood-covered body from the crashed car. He was surrounded by incredibly bright light with a peaceful, warm feeling beyond earthly description. The colors were like a rainbow but much brighter and more vivid. He found himself in a beautiful place with bright green hills and heard soft, otherworldly music. The experience left him with no confusion - all his senses were heightened and he felt complete love, belonging, and peace. He woke up days later in the hospital with significant memory loss but retained perfect recall of his NDE. His brother had been contacted to attend his funeral but he had returned to life. The experience eliminated his fear of death and solidified his belief in a loving God. He now feels people more deeply and can sometimes sense future events. | 5 | Unknown | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Auto accident with announcement of death at scene, traumatic injuries | Out-of-body experience watching rescue efforts from above, saw blood-covered body being extracted | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw accident scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3396 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4809 Francoise R NDE 9041 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1francoise_r_nde.html | 2003 | 2020 | F | In August 2003, Francoise was kayaking when her kayak overturned and she became trapped underwater for approximately 20 minutes, unable to flip back or release the rubber seal. After fighting frantically, she suddenly experienced total peace and heard a small voice saying it was fine to die. She felt incredible joy and peace, finding herself in a beautiful underwater tunnel-like void quickly filling with bright rays of light and golden sparkling dust motes. She experienced the most serene happiness she had ever known and heard the voice counting down from 5. She willingly let go but was then flipped over and returned to her body. The experience eliminated her fear of death. Years later, after a mental breakdown in 2014, meditation led her to spiritual awakening and she now practices Buddhism, theosophy, and studies various spiritual traditions. She remembered childhood psychic experiences and now helps clients with psychological issues who often share similar spiritual experiences. | 5 | Other | 5 | 15 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Near drowning, trapped underwater for extended period | Underwater void/tunnel with bright light rays and golden sparkles, voice communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 2 | 0 | Underwater tunnel with light | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3397 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4812 Gordon D NDE 9045 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gordon_d_nde.html | 1991 | 2020 | 7 | M | On June 26, 1991, seven-year-old Gordon hit his head jumping into a pool and suffered a traumatic brain injury. His right side stopped working and he experienced burning inside while feeling ice cold outside. In the ambulance, he left his body and observed from above as paramedics worked on him while his grandmother held his hand. He experienced crystal clear thoughts, overwhelming love, kindness, and peace with heightened senses. He saw a light at the roof of the ambulance shining through him onto his body below. Time ceased to exist and he felt he could have stayed in that state eternally but chose to return for his grandmother. He awoke in the hospital unable to talk, walk, or think clearly initially but made a full recovery. The experience gave him unshakeable faith in the afterlife and led him to pursue Catholic Biblical Studies and priesthood. He states nothing can make him doubt the reality of the afterlife after this experience. | 5 | Ambulance | 7 | 12 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Traumatic head injury, stroke-like symptoms, critical condition in ambulance | Out-of-body view of ambulance scene, saw paramedics working and grandmother holding hand | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw ambulance scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3398 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4853 Grant F NDE 9104 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1grant_f_nde.html | 2007 | 2020 | M | On August 31, 2007, Grant suffered a catastrophic football injury resulting in a Jefferson fracture of C1 vertebra, chipped C5-C6, and massive concussion. His body went into convulsions indicating brain stem damage and brief clinical death. During the injury, time froze visually while he could still hear everything around him. Everything appeared in black and white but frozen as he fell backwards in slow motion. He then began floating upward toward the sky, seeing his own body below. He felt no fear, only peaceful confusion without concern. He could see all around and up to the clouds as everything became brighter. Suddenly he snapped back into his body to find medical staff holding him down. Despite being told he should have died or been paralyzed, he made a full recovery after 6 months in a titanium brace. He describes being lifted toward heaven before being sent back as it wasn't his time. | 5 | Other | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from catastrophic spinal/brain injury, convulsions indicating brain stem damage | Out-of-body floating experience, saw own body frozen in time from above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/24/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw scene from above while floating | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3399 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4798 Holly G NDE 16117 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1holly_g_nde.html | 1995 | 2020 | 27 | F | Holly experienced two major NDEs. First in 1995 during emergency surgery while 5 months pregnant, when her blood pressure bottomed out causing oxygen deprivation to her baby. She felt enveloped in complete love, stepped up and right from her body into darkness with warm glowing light and shadow figures including her deceased grandmother (Nanny). She was told she couldn't stay and must return, learning her child wouldn't survive after birth - which proved true. Second NDE in 2010 during laparoscopic surgery complications leading to sepsis and multiple organ failure. Over three weeks critically ill, she had multiple "visits" or fugue states witnessed by family where she had animated conversations with unseen beings. She experienced floating in beautiful wooded areas with flowering fields, riding a mythical beast, and once saw a black spiraling tunnel she pulled back from. These experiences transformed her life completely - first driving her to career success, then later to early retirement and complete life restructuring focused on family and spirituality. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest during surgery with monitoring, later sepsis with organ failure | Multiple specific observations including awareness baby would die, riding mythical beast, spiral tunnel | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/24/2025 | 3 | 2 | Communication with deceased grandmother | 1.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3400 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4763 James M NDE 8973 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1james_m_nde_8973.html | 2019 | 2020 | M | In November 2019, James suffered a major heart attack and was on life support for 2 weeks, experiencing several cardiac incidents including stoppages. His NDE began without clear beginning - he found himself in total blackness with no thoughts, just observation. He saw three visions: his estranged father in a wheelchair at a nursing home wearing John Lennon glasses showing only void/blackness; a deceased friend appearing Moses-like saying "You are getting another chance"; and being in a void given a choice between peaceful right path or left path of broken glass (his life). Choosing family, he felt a physical jolt he instantly knew was God's touch, experiencing unity with all creation and the fabric of existence itself, seeing reality with a purple association. He followed his wife's voice back. Doctors expected him to die or be vegetative, but he recovered fully after quad bypass surgery. Remarkably, he learned his estranged father was indeed in a nursing home, unknown to him previously. The experience gave him certainty about the divine and shifted his values entirely toward love and family. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Major heart attack, life support 2 weeks, cardiac stoppages, clinical death events | Vision of father in nursing home verified as true though unknown, deceased friend communication | written_account | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/25/2025 | 3 | 1 | Father in nursing home | 1.00 | Wife | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||