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| 3601 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5240 Amera S NDE 9709 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1amera_s_nde.html | 1979 | 1979-02-26 | 2023 | 16 | F |
At age 16, Amera S was dying in a hospital life support unit on February 26, 1979, during an acute medical crisis. She had known for several days that she was dying and was at peace with it, welcoming death. She was moved to the glass room next to the nurses' desk reserved for the sickest patients, surrounded by machines with frequently sounding alarms. Her veins were rupturing from IV fluids due to phlebitis. She spent three days drifting in and out of consciousness on morphine. On the morning she died, she was the only patient left in the unit. She overheard staff discussing a solar eclipse and leaving briefly to view it. When the unit became silent, all the alarms went off with their distinctive sounds at different intervals. As she listened, she floated up and saw a tunnel parallel to the floor. She floated feet-first through the tunnel for about 20 feet, feeling fine with no fear. She woke up surrounded by doctors and medical staff who had resuscitated her. Remarkably, she came back with knowledge of a specific medication that could save her life - one the medical staff were unaware of but was available in the hospital pharmacy. When administered, it ended her medical crisis. Years later at university, she saw a display about solar eclipses including the one from when she was sixteen, confirming her memories were accurate. She notes that witnessing the eclipse display helped her realize her memories of the experience were completely accurate, suggesting they may have been somewhat repressed before. The experience left her with no fear of death and a feeling of happy anticipation about eventually "going home." She felt she may have been sent back for a purpose, possibly to share her knowledge of these experiences. |
6 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Life support unit for acute medical crisis, clinical death with resuscitation | Accurate memory of solar eclipse occurring during NDE, returned with specific medication knowledge unknown to doctors | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Knowledge of life-saving medication | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3602 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5208 Amy M NDE 9647 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1amy_m_nde.html | 1966 | 1966-03-17 | 2023 | 23 | F |
On March 17, 1966, Amy M, age 23, gave birth to a son at 1 a.m. in a Catholic Hospital. Eight hours later, filled with gratitude for her baby surviving to full term after previous complications, she walked down the hall to receive Communion when it was announced over the loudspeaker. Halfway down the hallway, she became wobbly and collapsed, initially thinking she would faint (having fainted several times before as a child, she knew the difference between fainting and what she was about to experience). After losing consciousness, Amy found herself in a soft, slowly swirling, black silky "whirlpool" that was drawing her forward. She could see a circular area of light in the distance, describing it as being in a tunnel though it wasn't narrow and she couldn't discern a ceiling. As she approached the light, she noticed 5 or 6 dark shadow-like vertical figures standing in a group to one side of the circular light area. Though she heard nothing from these beings, she somehow KNEW one was definitely her deceased maternal grandmother who had died May 6, 1956. She experienced indescribable ultimate peace unlike anything in life. As she got closer to the light and beings, she suddenly heard a voice in her head saying "NO, GO BACK, IT'S NOT TIME YET." The voice didn't come from the beings and she didn't know its source. Despite having just been exceedingly happy about her new baby, she definitely did NOT want to go back. She woke on the hospital floor hearing herself saying repeatedly "NO, NO, I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK" while Code 99 alarms were going off with many doctors and nurses around her. Her husband believed her completely when she told him hours later, saying it sounded like a near-death experience. The experience convinced her that afterlife exists and has remained as real to her over the decades as when it occurred. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Collapsed in hospital hallway, Code 99 called, multiple doctors/nurses responded | Detailed tunnel/whirlpool experience, identified deceased grandmother among shadow beings, heard directive voice | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 1 | Awareness of Code 99 and medical response | 1.00 | Multiple doctors and nurses | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||
| 3603 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5214 Arazdordi T NDE 9655 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1arazdordi_t_nde.html | 1970 | 2023 | 19 | M |
In 1970, 19-year-old Arazdordi T was on a swimming excursion at the Caspian Sea with four friends. They were playing a throwing game where the person thrown would be tossed high in the air into the water, then others would swim away to avoid being caught. As the smallest of the group, Arazdordi was thrown exceptionally high. Upon descending, he landed headfirst with his head becoming lodged in the sand. Unable to free himself, his struggles only resulted in sinking deeper. As breathing constriction intensified, he felt transitory sharp chest pain followed by suffocation. He then transitioned into a state of calmness devoid of pain. He saw a panoramic realm characterized by radiant light - a boundless and luminous space where he encountered a multitude of smiling baby faces greeting him with waves of welcome. Among these angelic visages, he observed his entire life encapsulated within a single snapshot. These images represented purity, divine holiness, and unparalleled beauty. He recognized all the faces not by name but as his long-deceased ancestors who had come to greet him. They waved with their smiling angelic baby faces, inviting him to join them. The experience felt eternal, lasting a whole lifetime, and he wanted to stay forever. He was suddenly awakened by an impact on his chest - his friend Moraddordi was crying with hands on his chest. He began coughing out sand, mud, and salty water, surrounded by relieved friends. Moraddordi had seen his toes sticking up, immediately recognized the problem, and alerted others. They pulled him from the sea floor and carried him to shore where he began breathing again after initially showing no signs of life. The divine baby faces became permanently imprinted in his mind. The experience left him unafraid of dying and believing in the continuum of life and ancestral connection. |
5 | Other | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Drowning with head trapped in sand, stopped breathing, friend performed chest compressions | Panoramic vision of radiant realm, encountered deceased ancestors as baby faces, life review in snapshot | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Head trapped underwater in sand | 6/30/2025 | 0 | 1 | Moraddordi and other friends | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3604 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5173 Bárbara AH NDE 9602 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1barbara_ah_nde.html | 2004 | 2004-12-30 | 2023 | F |
On December 30, 2004, Bárbara AH was at the República Cromañón nightclub in Argentina when a pyrotechnic flare started a catastrophic fire during a rock concert. She was positioned at the front right side of the stage when the tragedy began. She experienced the horror of people screaming, falling on top of each other, hands grabbing her feet trying to save themselves, prayers of those dying, and bodies being trampled. She was there until she was no more. After experiencing suffering and despair, memories and flashes came rapidly. She traveled through a passage/tunnel that led to a place where peace reigned. Everything became calm and peaceful with indescribable love, tranquility, and luminosity. In this beautiful, calm place, without understanding the space-time dynamics, she found herself observing Earth from the sky and witnessed her own funeral/burial. She saw her coffin being covered with earth and observed her loved ones' grief, especially her mother's and sister's suffering. Overwhelmed by their pain and not wanting to cause more suffering after their family's many unfortunate situations, she felt motivated to return. She couldn't tell them from where she was that she felt light, peaceful, and hadn't suffered in death. She suddenly awoke inside Cromañón in a different location, got up effortlessly with no one around, saw drops falling from the ceiling, and was directed through a door by a man saying "This way" that led through a hotel to the street. The experience left her feeling dissociated from reality for years. Material dreams disappeared, and she developed a spiritual path including yoga and holistic medicine. She lost 7kg in two months following the trauma but now understands death as wonderful - only what leads to it is painful. |
5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Caught in catastrophic nightclub fire with multiple casualties | OBE viewing own funeral from above, traveled through tunnel to peaceful realm, saw Earth from sky | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Witnessed own funeral from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3605 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5149 Bren L NDE 9562 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bren_l_nde.html | 1993 | 2023 | 17 | F |
In July 1993, 17-year-old Bren L sustained a Grade 3 concussion after falling from her bicycle while turning too sharply in a cul-de-sac. She was not wearing a helmet and experienced brief retrograde amnesia. Between falling and regaining consciousness, she had a near-death experience that she describes as brief but profound. When she fell, her consciousness was instantly brought somewhere else. She could sense rather than see clearly, having knowledge that she was somewhere else with awareness of her identity and a sense of having a greater purpose, though not knowing specifically what it was. She felt the presence of others around her who felt familiar, though she had no deceased relatives she could recognize. She was embarrassed about dying from falling off a bike and asked if she was dead. She was told "no" and that she would have to go back, which she accepted with understanding that she had more to do. The setting was described as having pale warmth, ephemeral, with her being in a light that was everywhere. She felt she was in a clearly mystical, unearthly realm. The emotions experienced were embarrassment, relief, understanding, and validation. She came to consciousness on the asphalt and later recalled the NDE while being x-rayed, nearly in tears as she realized what had happened. Thirty years later, she still wonders about her purpose. The experience changed her from atheist to being open to spirituality, though she doesn't follow any particular religion. She has since experienced multiple out-of-body experiences, prophetic dreams, dreams about the dead, and synchronicities. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Grade 3 concussion from bicycle accident, loss of consciousness | Consciousness in other realm, sensed familiar beings, received communication about returning | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3606 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5196 Cassandra A NDE 9675 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cassandra_a_nde.html | 2021 | 01-10-2021 | 2023 | F | Cassandra experienced an NDE during a psychedelic mushroom journey when she accidentally stopped breathing, likely from rebreathing air in an air mattress crevice. She had taken mushrooms medicinally for CPTSD treatment and was alone in her room with safety preparations. During the journey, while processing mother trauma, she suddenly felt pulled from her body unexpectedly. She floated to a golden room without boundaries filled with faceless spirit guides who radiated love and peace. Initially angry about being brought there without choice, she lectured them about the unfairness of subjecting her to trauma. The guides agreed and offered to let her stay. When she accepted, they showed her the consequences - a tornado-like vision of her funeral, her husband finding her body, grieving loved ones, and her unborn daughter who would never exist. Seeing this devastation, she told them she could not stay. She was violently thrust back into her body, pushed up from her stomach gasping for air, finding herself blue and struggling to find her heartbeat. Her husband came home to help, eventually finding a faint pulse. The mushroom journey resumed but was harsh and glitchy. She spent weeks recovering with severe body aches. Despite the trauma, she feels grateful for gaining consent to be in her body, something she never felt she had before. She continues using mushrooms medicinally but never alone. | 5 | Home | 3 | 10 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Stopped breathing for extended period, life-threatening but not monitored | Vivid future vision of death consequences including funeral and grieving | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Drug-induced state | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw consequences of her death | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3607 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5257 Catherine K NDE 16135 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1catherine_k_nde.html | 2023 | 24 | F | Catherine experienced an NDE during a C-section delivery when she went into cardiac arrest. While in the operating room, she suddenly found herself floating in the air, unable to breathe, and panicking about being alive without breathing. As she rotated and moved upward, she discovered she could see through walls with amazing clarity. She watched the doctors trying to resuscitate her body below. Realizing she could not speak audibly, she communicated through thought, pleading with God that she could not die before seeing her baby. Immediately upon this prayer, she felt herself thrust back into her body. Though paralyzed by anesthesia and unable to see or move, she reached out to the male doctor on her left whom she had seen during her OBE. He held her hand saying he would not leave her alone while everyone celebrated her return. She remained fearful and required a nurse by her side for several days afterward. Years later during another pregnancy with complications, she witnessed a bright oval door open and a transparent being of light remove her baby, later confirmed as a blighted ovum. These experiences led her to devote herself to understanding spirituality and she reports having many prophetic experiences about the future. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest during C-section requiring resuscitation | Ability to see through walls and observe resuscitation efforts | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/30/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw through walls during OBE | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3608 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5151 Catherine N NDE 9567 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1catherine_n_nde.html | 1969 | 15/05/1969 | 2023 | 6 | F | Six-year-old Catherine was attending a pétanque competition with her family on Ascension Day 1969 when she was struck by a car while crossing the road. At the moment before impact, she experienced a strange silence and suspension in time, then lost consciousness after being hit. During her unconsciousness, she found herself bathed in soft, warm light with gentle music playing. She felt perfect well-being and no fear. A loving voice invited her to open a door that appeared before her. As she approached and began turning the handle, she glimpsed an even more powerful light-halo beyond. Just as she started pushing the door open, she heard her mother screaming and praying to the Virgin Mary to save her life. The soft voice seemed to give her a choice, and her mother's heartfelt cries persuaded her to return, though with great regret. Upon awakening, she required days of immobilization due to leg damage and risk of internal bleeding. The experience dramatically changed her personality from soft and pleasant to aggressive and angry, hampering her social life for years. In subsequent years, she experienced one OBE and two more calls to leave during sleep, each time choosing to stay for her son. Following her mother's death in 2022, she experienced a month of grace and plenitude. She continues to have contact with deceased loved ones through dreams. | 5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Child struck by car with loss of consciousness | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3609 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5121 Cheryl R NDE 9512 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cheryl_r_nde.html | 1976 | October 1976 | 2023 | F | Cheryl experienced an NDE during a CT scan when she had an allergic reaction to contrast dye. Immediately after the injection, she felt strange and found herself in a dark void that was comforting rather than scary. She felt completely at ease knowing she was dead, with all worries gone, reclining in the most comfortable place. Two feminine beings stood behind her, seeming confused about her presence but loving and concerned. She observed small starlike lights passing by, intuitively knowing these were other souls moving on while she remained stationary. Remembering her newborn daughter Wendy, she wondered if the baby would be okay without her. The beings seemed relieved to have something to do and assured her Wendy would be fine, instantly showing her a vision of the baby at the babysitter's house where three women were caring for her. Satisfied with this vision, she immediately returned to her body, shouting "I'm back!" The nurse responded dismissively, so Cheryl stayed quiet as they completed the scan. No medical staff ever acknowledged that anything had happened. The experience left her with lasting joy and the complete absence of nearsightedness during the NDE, despite being nearsighted her entire life. She felt the two female beings were somehow related to her. | 5 | Hospital | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Allergic reaction to CT contrast dye causing loss of consciousness | Distant observation of baby at babysitter with specific details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw baby at babysitter location | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3610 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5221 Clive H NDE 9682 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1clive_h_nde.html | 1990 | December 1990 | 2023 | 19 | M | Nineteen-year-old Clive was working on a dairy farm when he fell heavily while chasing piglets, triggering his pre-existing heart condition. His heart stopped beating for 2.5-3 minutes according to the farmer who had witnessed two deaths previously and noted Clive made the same death rattle. During cardiac arrest, Clive found himself standing alone on an unfamiliar landscape with gently rolling terrain, exposed fractured rocks, yellow-brown vegetation, and low tussocks with lichens. The sky had clouds with an odd greenish tinge on the horizon. He felt very calm, content, and curious, able to move his head and torso but never taking steps. After what seemed like 20-30 seconds, he became immobilized. The ground 8 meters ahead began moving in a semicircle, revealing 6-7 thick-set elephant-like creatures without trunks or ears that were made of rock itself. These aggressive beings started stomping toward him, making the ground shake. After four steps closer, Clive woke up terrified, lashing out and hitting the farmer giving him CPR. The initial peacefulness contrasted sharply with the terrifying ending. Years later he had a pacemaker fitted for Sick Sinus Syndrome. Twenty-three years later, while asleep, he returned to the same landscape where a friend dead for a decade appeared happy and relaxed, grasping his shoulders and telling him not to worry, that he was doing fine. | 2 | Other | 10 | 4 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest for 2.5-3 minutes confirmed by witness | Unusual other-worldly observations but no veridical earth content | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 0 | 1 | Farmer (employer) | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3611 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5152 Colby C NDE 9565 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1colby_c_nde.html | 1993 | 1/1/1993 | 2023 | M | Colby, intoxicated at a New Year's party in Mammoth, was struck by a car traveling 35 MPH driven by an acquaintance who fled the scene. His face went through the windshield, his head hit the frame, and he flipped over the car, dying on impact. Tom, a multi-trained medical responder, witnessed everything and administered CPR for 15 minutes until paramedics arrived and defibrillated him. At impact, Colby felt his consciousness rip from his body like Fruit Roll-Up tearing, passed through the vehicle sensing the occupants' fear and panic, then stood over his dead body. In death, he appeared as before but translucent, completely sober with enhanced mental capacity. He remembered pre-existence promises, his life mission to help many souls, and relationships with future loved ones. Overwhelmed by his failure to fulfill his divine mission and knowing many would suffer because of it, he fell to his knees crying out to the Lord. He was taken somewhere and met various beings receiving instruction (memories withheld). Jesus appeared, telling him to step upon the rock supporting Him. In God's hands, they viewed thousands struggling alone with their challenges. Jesus said "You will help my sheep" by becoming as they are. Accepting this request, Colby returned to his body during brain surgery, entering through his forehead. The experience transformed him completely - he joined the LDS church as instructed, developed a relationship with Christ, and continues receiving divine guidance and experiencing both angelic and demonic interventions. | 5 | Other | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death with 15 minutes CPR and defibrillation required | Passed through vehicle sensing occupants thoughts and fear | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Brain surgery performed | 6/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Passed through vehicle sensing occupants | 0.00 | Tom (EMT/nurse/firefighter) | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 3612 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5164 Cynthia C NDE 9587 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cynthia_c_nde.html | 1983 | 04/17/1983 | 2023 | F | Cynthia went to a New York City hospital for routine surgery involving a new procedure. After receiving Valium in the hallway, she was given too much anesthesia during the operation. While under, she witnessed the surgeon arguing with the anesthesiologist, hearing the surgeon say "You killed her! You gave her too much." She then floated outside her body, observing herself on the table and the two doctors beside her. Initially frightened by floating at the top of the room, she saw a blindingly bright light. A male voice she calls "the gatekeeper" repeatedly directed her "That way" toward a dark tunnel. Looking left as instructed, she saw a long line of people entering a brightly lit place filled with overlapping voices. She locked eyes with one sad woman with straight, short brown hair in the line. Despite the gatekeeper's insistence, Cynthia pleaded to return, saying her three children were waiting for her. The gatekeeper finally warned her: "The next time you come no matter how you beg and plead you will not return." She was immediately thrust back into her body, ripping out IVs and confronting the startled doctors about killing her, repeating their exact conversation. She lost significant blood and kept losing consciousness. She left despite weakness, fearing the gatekeeper's warning about no return next time. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Anesthesia overdose during surgery causing clinical death | Heard specific conversation between doctors while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard doctors arguing about overdose | 1.00 | Surgeon and anesthesiologist | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3613 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5256 Dan R NDE 9734 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dan_r_nde.html | 1991 | 6 Sep 1991 | 2023 | M | Dan contracted three strains of dengue fever while working in Mexico, which deteriorated into meningoencephalitis by the time he reached an Atlanta hospital. His brain felt on fire, teeth chattering uncontrollably, with severe photosensitivity and excruciating pain he interpreted as torture. During a spinal tap, the needle's pain sent him over the edge. He found himself in the ceiling corner watching the doctor draw fluid. When the needle was withdrawn, he shot back through his body and out the other side, floating away in peaceful, calming blackness. A disembodied voice said "You understand you are dying now," giving him a choice to continue or return. Thinking of his wife Susan and daughters still at the Texas border, he chose to return. He floated back through levels of darkness, resting at each stage, gradually regaining hearing, then light, then consciousness. Medical staff tested his orientation but he initially couldn't speak. The experience transformed him oppositely from typical NDEs - rather than becoming religious, he lost need for answers to big questions, content to "let the mystery be." He became an artist and writer, creating 3D paintings of his NDE visions. His nights filled with mystical dreams requiring him to hold the bed frame to avoid floating away, having lost the sense of bodily containment. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 7 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening meningoencephalitis from dengue fever | Out-of-body observation of spinal tap procedure | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched spinal tap from ceiling | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 3614 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5246 Dane L NDE 9719 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dane_l_nde.html | 1981 | 09/04/1981 | 2023 | 20 | M | Twenty-year-old Marine Dane experienced an NDE following a severe car accident he shouldn't have survived. He found himself in a dark room-like area where light emanated from around a door that couldn't contain it. Walking down a bright, clean corridor toward a beautiful white door with a gold knob at the end, he examined the knob for several minutes, knowing Heaven was beyond but unable to open it. The corridor filled him with pure love, no pain, pressures, or sadness. Understanding he couldn't enter, he returned through the original door and woke in the hospital ICU four days later. The experience left him certain of God and Heaven's existence. Despite this profound encounter, it took 18 years before he accepted Christ in 1999, later understanding from Matthew 7:8 that he couldn't open the door because he hadn't knocked or asked God for forgiveness through Jesus. He forgave because he'd been forgiven and felt guided by the Holy Spirit. Years later during prayer with a spiritual mentor, he had a vision of grasping Jesus's robe as Jesus dragged him, saying "if this is how we have to do it then this is how we'll do it." Reading other NDEs validated his experience, though he remains jealous of those who saw more of Heaven and God directly. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident with 4-day coma | Heavenly corridor vision but no earthly veridical content | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3615 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5267 Michael B NDE 9744 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_b_nde_9744.html | 2017 | 2017-12-27 | 2023 | M | Michael was driving a truck in Alberta, Canada when he began experiencing symptoms of a heart attack. He managed to pull over safely before losing consciousness. After being transported to the hospital, the cardiology team worked on him for 35 minutes before pronouncing him dead. During this time, Michael had an extraordinary experience where he found himself in a dark hallway made of stone, like a castle. He saw a portal open with four small beings in white robes who invited him to enter. A tall reptilian being also appeared, trying to persuade him to come into the light. Michael felt something was wrong about the situation and chose not to enter the portal. He also witnessed disturbing entities trapped in darkness down another hallway. After refusing to enter the light, he was transported back through fog of changing colors and returned to his body. Medical staff confirmed he had been dead for over an hour before unexpectedly reviving. The experience left him with a profound understanding that consciousness continues after bodily death and that not all beings encountered may have benevolent intentions. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 45 | Exceptional Evidence | 17 | Documented cardiac arrest with 35+ minutes of resuscitation attempts by cardiology team. Pronounced dead. | Detailed observations of otherworldly environment, multiple beings, specific architectural features. Complex narrative with consistent details. | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 5 | 2 | Saw stone hallway architecture | 0.00 | EMTs | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3616 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5125 Natalia P NDE 9521 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1natalia_p_nde.html | 2018 | 2018-04-09 | 2023 | F |
Natalia had been diagnosed with SVT (supraventricular tachycardia), a heart condition that causes extremely rapid heart rate. She had been to the hospital multiple times before for this condition, which was usually resolved quickly with medication. This time was different - her heart rate remained at 240 beats per minute for six hours despite receiving six doses of medication. The medical team was preparing to use the defibrillator when Natalia had her out-of-body experience. She found herself viewing the trauma room from the back, top right corner. She could see herself on the bed surrounded by doctors, nurses, and medical staff. The scene was silent, and the ceiling appeared to be glowing with an almost completely white light. She watched as the medical team prepared the defibrillator for use on her body below. This observation was particularly meaningful as she had no fear and felt strangely at peace during what should have been a terrifying moment. The experience ended abruptly, and her next memory was waking up in an ambulance being transported to another hospital's ICU. She didn't remember the experience until weeks later, when the memory suddenly returned. The delayed recall is not uncommon in near-death experiences, particularly when significant medical trauma is involved. The experience provided her with lasting comfort, removing her fear of death and giving her a sense that dying is not as frightening as she had previously believed. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clear cardiac emergency with defibrillation, heart rate 240bpm for 6 hours, life-threatening arrhythmia | Out-of-body observation from specific vantage point, saw medical team preparing defibrillator, glowing ceiling | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Viewed trauma room from corner perspective | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3617 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5124 Nathan A NDE 9519 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nathan_a_nde.html | 2019 | 2019-10-19 | 2023 | M |
Nathan was hospitalized in October 2019 with what was initially diagnosed as pneumonia but developed into a severe respiratory crisis. After days in the ICU, his condition deteriorated to the point where his lungs resembled early COVID patients' imaging, though this predated the pandemic. He was sedated, placed on high-flow oxygen, and underwent extensive testing including bronchoscopy. His condition became so critical that his parents were called to make medical decisions, and he was transferred to a specialized facility. During transport, he experienced his first cardiac arrest and was successfully resuscitated by the code team. While in an induced coma, Nathan experienced traveling through a tunnel of swirling, bright lights in colors he had never seen before. The vivid lights contrasted sharply with the total blackness surrounding the tunnel. He moved headfirst through this tunnel without a sensation of falling. Throughout the experience, he felt a humming or vibration sensation coming from his chest, which he initially attributed to doctors using a suction device to clean his lungs. This sensation gave him comfort, believing his lungs were finally being cleared. When Nathan recovered and asked about the procedures, doctors informed him they had never performed any lung cleaning procedure as it would have been too invasive. His lungs had mysteriously cleared just one day before he was to be placed on ECMO and listed for lung transplant. Nathan believes the buzzing sensation and tunnel experience were connected to a healing process beyond normal medicine. He experienced two more cardiac arrests during recovery but had no experiences during those events, making his tunnel experience during the first arrest particularly significant. The experience left him with the conviction that he was somehow transported to receive healing that medical science couldn't provide. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest during transport, induced coma, critical respiratory failure requiring ICU care | Tunnel with unique colors never seen before, specific buzzing/vibration in chest, belief in otherworldly healing | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/30/2025 | 2 | 0 | Tunnel of swirling bright lights | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3618 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5162 Nebahat A NDE 9580 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nebahat_a_nde.html | 1982 | 2023 | F |
Nebahat received a severe blow to her flank area between her ribs and hip that left her unable to breathe. Everything suddenly went dark, and she found herself having an extraordinary out-of-body experience. She was drifting in the air overlooking remarkably beautiful scenery that seemed more real than earthly reality. The colors were extraordinarily alive and clear, with a vividness she describes as surpassing normal vision. To her right was a garden fence, and beyond it was what appeared to be Heaven. The area was lush with green trees and bathed in a beautiful shining light. Straight ahead was a mountain that paradoxically seemed both close and far simultaneously. She noticed specific details like a small black rock surrounded by red flowers on the mountain. As she observed her surroundings in a 180-degree view, she heard people speaking calmly behind and around her, though she couldn't see them and their voices seemed distant. The entire scene was characterized by an extraordinary clarity and peace, with no pain or distress. When she looked back toward what she perceived as Heaven, it had changed - the trees were darker green and the light dimmer. She considered crossing the fence but suddenly became frightened and changed her mind. This was her last memory before returning. Throughout the experience, she had no recollection of her earthly life, family, or friends - as if they didn't exist. The experience has deeply affected her to this day, making her less judgmental and more sensitive to nature, with a stronger belief in the afterlife despite becoming less religiously orthodox. |
5 | Unknown | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Trauma causing breathing cessation, life-threatening but not clinical death | Detailed scenery with specific features - black rock with red flowers, fence to heaven, color changes | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 3 | 0 | Beautiful otherworldly scenery | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3619 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5206 Nurse's Patient's NDE 9640 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nurse_patient_nde.html | 1987 | 2023 | 40 | F |
A woman in her 40s came to the emergency room in cardiac arrest and was immediately taken to the catheterization lab, where a nearly complete blockage of her left main and LAD arteries was discovered. After the catheterization, she was transferred to the ICU where the reporting nurse cared for her. Just as the nurse was about to get the patient's family, the patient grabbed her scrubs saying "Something isn't right" and went into ventricular fibrillation. The nurse began CPR and called the code team, who worked extensively to revive her, with the nurse alternating between compressions and documentation. During the code, the medical team made jokes and puns to relieve stress, including the pharmacist who stood in the doorway asking what "a drug dealer" could do for them. The nurse looked down at the patient saying "Come back! You're way too young" and "I'm not going to let you die on my watch!" The patient eventually regained a pulse and spent several days in critical care. When extubated, she reported an out-of-body experience where she floated at the ceiling with a childhood friend who had passed away. She accurately described where every person was standing in the room and repeated some of the puns that were made. The patient said her deceased friend explained that making jokes was how medical professionals deal with stress. She saw a soothing light and felt herself floating toward it until she heard the nurse yelling not to die on her watch, which she believes brought her back. She later called the pharmacist a "drug dealer" based on what she heard during the code. This experience completely changed how the nurse cares for comatose and arrest patients, knowing they may be aware of their surroundings. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest after cardiac catheterization, ventricular fibrillation, CPR with full code team response | Accurate description of room layout, specific quotes from staff including puns and drug dealer comment | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw positions of all medical staff | 1.00 | ICU Nurse (author) | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3620 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5203 Patricia B NDE 9669 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1patricia_b_nde_9669.html | 1967 | 2023 | 12 | F |
At age 12, Patricia ran ahead to open a car door for departing guests on a dark, icy evening. She slipped and fell head-first into the passenger door, losing consciousness immediately. She remembers the warmth of the female guest's fur coat and the attempts by both guests and her father to lift and carry her into the house, where they laid her on the living room couch. What followed was an extraordinary out-of-body experience that would forever change her perspective on death and the afterlife. Patricia rose above her body and floated midway to the ceiling, observing the man and woman trying to revive her unconscious form below. She felt completely detached as she watched them work on her body. She then floated into the dining room where her parents were frantically trying to call emergency services, with her mother crying and misdialing the number. Patricia heard her mother say "Oh Fred, I can't get the number right." She attempted to comfort her mother by touching her head and saying "It's okay mom. I'm all right," then returned to observe the revival attempts. She noticed a hole appear in the ceiling and entered it, finding herself in a bright white environment where human forms approached through misty light. A short, heavy-set woman with gray hair emerged from the light with a huge smile, calling Patricia by name. Though Patricia didn't recognize her, she knew this person was important and loved her deeply. They embraced, and more forms began approaching, but the woman told Patricia it wasn't her time and she must return. Despite Patricia's protests and desire to stay in that peaceful, loving space, the woman turned her around and insisted she return. Patricia then found herself back in her body with no memory of the experience until weeks later. Her mother later confirmed she had felt something touch her head while trying to dial emergency. |
5 | Home | 5 | 15 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Severe head injury with loss of consciousness for 10+ minutes, potential concussion | Specific observations of revival attempts, parents in other room, heard exact quote, met deceased being | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 4 | 1 | Observed revival attempts from above | 0.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3621 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5139 Peter P STE 9543 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1peter_p_ste.html | 2021 | 2023 | M |
Peter underwent bypass surgery in October 2021 and experienced ventricular fibrillation during the procedure, which the doctor later confirmed to him. While waking from the surgery, he had what he calls a "Déjà -vu" experience with non-linear time perception. He could predict word-for-word the dialogs and actions happening in his environment before they occurred, then would hear them happen exactly as predicted. This temporal displacement felt like sections of time had been cut and twisted 180 degrees, allowing him to experience future moments before they happened. During the initial phase of awakening, Peter was shown three light waves representing different paths of human consciousness evolution. The first path, chosen by most of humanity, involves daily struggle. The second, shown in gray, alternates between euphoric and depressive phases. The third path represents absolute victimhood in darkness, where beings hand over power to external entities. However, he was also shown that this darkness contains the possibility for humanity's greatest transformation toward love, compassion, kindness, and benevolence. The first path was described as utterly beautiful, filled with beings who dance and sing through life in constant connection with divine creation, living in humor, joy, and gratitude where all fear dissolves. Peter was guided by a wonderful being of light who provided perfect comprehension and acceptance. The experience left him with irrepressible joy and the conviction that separation from the divine is merely imaginary. During his recovery, he shared his experience with a rehabilitation group, and when he stated he wouldn't have had this wonderful experience without the surgery, the entire room illuminated in brilliant light witnessed by all present, transforming everyone there. The experience eliminated his fear and provided him with the understanding that life is not a school but a remembrance of what we truly are. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Bypass surgery with documented ventricular fibrillation (cardiac arrest) | Precognitive knowledge of conversations, three paths vision, rehabilitation room illumination witnessed by group | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/30/2025 | 3 | 1 | Precognitive awareness of conversations | 0.00 | Female psychologist and rehabilitation group members | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3622 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5195 Pietre M NDE 9674 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1pietre_m_nde.html | 1971 | 2023 | M |
In 1971, Pietre was a passenger in a car driven by his teenage friend Franco, who had borrowed his mother's vehicle for joyriding on a backroad. Franco was driving too fast and lost control, causing the car to roll seven times and create a large cloud of dust before coming to rest on its wheels. During this violent accident, Pietre had a remarkable out-of-body experience that convinced him of the separation between consciousness and the physical body. Pietre watched the entire accident unfold from approximately 100 feet above and behind the vehicle. He observed the car rolling seven times with complete detachment, experiencing no emotion or surprise, only hearing a strange "zooming" sound or sensation. When he returned to awareness in his body, he found himself on his hands and knees on the floor where the back seat had been, with blood splashing everywhere. Despite the severity of the accident and his injuries, he experienced no pain and remains convinced he wasn't actually in his body during the impact. This brief but profound experience left Pietre with permanent scars but more importantly, with an unshakeable conviction about the nature of consciousness and death. He realized that his body was merely a machine with the brain serving as its motherboard, while his soul existed entirely separate from that physical mechanism. The experience eliminated his fear of death, as he understood that even if he had died from a harder impact, he wouldn't have felt anything. Pietre's OBE during this life-threatening accident provided him with direct experiential knowledge that consciousness can exist independently of the physical body. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening car accident with potential head injury, rolled 7 times | Observed accident from 100 feet above, saw car roll 7 times, zooming sensation upon return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched car accident from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3623 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5253 Pooja V NDE 9727 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1pooja_v_nde.html | 2014 | 2014-12-30 | 2023 | 24 | F |
Pooja was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a condition that attacks the peripheral nervous system causing complete paralysis. She had been in the ICU for seven days, intubated and on life support with a ventilator. On the seventh day, she experienced a life-threatening event when her SPO2 levels dropped below 30 for unexplained reasons, severely limiting oxygen supply to her brain. She went unconscious hearing the monitor alarms and realized her time to die had come. During her near-death experience, Pooja felt herself floating in a vacuum or void, experiencing absolute peace and calm she had never known in earthly life. She felt no attachments to anyone or anything, yet this detachment was not distressing but profoundly peaceful. She was light as a feather floating in air, experiencing this state for approximately 30 seconds. While unconscious, she heard her sister calling her name and asking her to come back, even though her sister was in the waiting area outside the ICU, not physically present in the room. Despite the peace she was experiencing, she didn't want to return. After about 30 seconds, she returned to her body to find monitors beeping, surrounded by doctors and paramedics who had successfully resuscitated her. She was immediately taken for CT scans while still on life support. The medical team later told her family they suspected a blood clot had traveled to her heart, stopping oxygen to the brain, though they could never determine the exact cause. Months later, when discussing her experience with a senior law partner who had also survived GBS, she learned he too had experienced an NDE, though his was more of a traditional out-of-body experience. The experience transformed her perspective on life and death, making her more compassionate and less attached to material concerns. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | GBS with life support, SPO2 below 30, suspected cardiac event, successful resuscitation | Floating in void experience, heard sister from outside ICU, profound peace and detachment | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard sister calling from waiting area | 0.00 | Medical team | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||
| 3624 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5183 Portia Y NDE 9618 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1portia_y_nde.html | 1995 | 2023 | F | During a severe snowstorm, Portia lost control of her vehicle on ice and collided head-on with a tractor trailer. She has no memory of the actual collision itself. Instead, she found herself in a dark room lying on a couch with her head on her deceased mother's lap. Her mother had died 1-2 years prior in a car accident near the same location. Her mother was caressing her forehead, and Portia felt an indescribable sense of peace and overwhelming love. She told her mother it was warm there and she felt so much love. Her mother insisted she had to go back, that she had more to do. Despite Portia begging to stay with her mother, she was told she must return. She then woke up to paramedics using the Jaws of Life to extract her from the wreckage. She asked where her mother was. The paramedic explained she had been in an accident and her forehead had hit the rearview mirror, noting how fortunate she was that the stem didn't impale her head. She lost consciousness again briefly. Remarkably, she survived despite her car being completely crushed in the head-on collision with the tractor trailer. | 5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Head-on collision with tractor trailer, life-threatening accident | Encountered deceased mother but no specific veridical details provided | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw and interacted with deceased mother | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3625 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5227 Rebecca P Other 9692 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rebecca_p_other.html | 2022 | 2023 | 13 | F | Rebecca was at a Florida beach with her family when a red flag warned against entering the water due to dangerous conditions. Despite the warning, the 13-year-old followed her father and his friend into the ocean. The current was extremely strong, making it difficult to walk. She couldn't keep up with the adults and they went ahead without hearing her calls over the powerful wind. A wave took her under, and each time she tried to surface for air, another wave pulled her down. She was trapped in a rip tide, unable to escape the cycle of being pulled under repeatedly. As she was taken under again, Rebecca accepted that she was dying and felt profound peace. She thought that death wasn't as bad as she had imagined. Then she experienced being both in and out of her body simultaneously - she came out of her body and watched herself spinning beneath the waves while also experiencing the spinning from within. In this moment, she remembered a story about two mice falling into milk, where one gave up and drowned while the other kept swimming until it churned butter and escaped. She asked herself which mouse she would be. Remembering advice from TV about swimming parallel to shore when caught at sea, she returned fully to her body and swam hard parallel to the shore toward the sound of a child playing, whose voice became her beacon of hope. She successfully made it back to shore, though she was emotionally hurt that neither her mother on the beach nor her father in the water had noticed she was gone. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Near-drowning with life-threatening situation in rip tide | Out-of-body experience watching self from above, simultaneous dual awareness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw herself from outside her body | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3626 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5209 Richard E NDE 9648 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richard_e_nde_9648.html | 2021 | 2021-09-21 | 2023 | M | On September 21, 2021, Richard fell ill at work with chest pains, shortness of breath, and numbness before collapsing. Paramedics stabilized him and transported him to the emergency room where he was initially awake and responsive. Shortly after admission, he went into cardiac arrest. CPR was performed for 55 minutes and he was shocked with a defibrillator six times total. During the resuscitation, Richard experienced intense feelings of conflict and chaos. Between the first and second shocks, he began to feel peace in the distance, described like morning or evening rays beaming from clouds with a majestic feeling. He could feel his wife needing him on the other side, creating a torn feeling. After being shocked again, the chaotic conflict returned even more intensely. He could feel his wife calling for him but was tired of the chaos and wanted peace. As he moved toward the lights, his grandmother suddenly appeared before him. He asked her to take him away to end the chaos. She smiled, wagged her finger, and said "No, no, no, Ricky. You have to go back" using her pet name for him. When he said he didn't like this, she responded "I know." He was then shocked multiple more times and returned to his body, looking up at the medical staff. Interestingly, his wife reported that from her perspective there was no chaos in the room - everything was organized, methodical, and orderly during the 55-minute resuscitation. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest with 55 minutes of CPR and monitoring | Saw deceased grandmother who called him by pet name, aware of being shocked | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 1 | Encountered deceased grandmother | 0.00 | Wife | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3627 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5255 Rick NDE 9732 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rick_nde_9732.html | 2020 | 2023 | M | Rick attempted to remove what he thought was a honey bee hive while waiting for property management, but it turned out to be killer bees. The bees attacked him and his neighbor. After firefighters responded, a paramedic noted he looked swollen and hurt, but Rick declined hospital transport. He went home, took a shower and pain pills, then went to bed. His brother's cat began meowing in an unusual tone, keeping him awake. When he got up, he was experiencing anaphylactic shock and going in and out of consciousness. He experienced a dark void while using the restroom but decided to just go back to bed. The cat's continued unusual meowing caught his brother's attention, who saw Rick's condition and drove him to the hospital. During the COVID-19 pandemic, admission took longer. The nurse gave him shots for the bee stings and he was placed in a room for observation. When Rick closed his eyes, he was transported to another world where desert and forest met. He was standing on a hill watching either a sunrise or sunset. He felt like he was home and at peace, experiencing a sensation of no time, though in reality he was only there briefly. The place felt like it was part of him or like returning home to a past or present existence. He heard what seemed like classical music. Upon waking, he felt like he had slept extremely well. However, he became depressed afterward because he wanted to go back, while simultaneously gaining a different perspective on life. The experience felt like being on a different planet, a place impossible to find on Earth. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Anaphylactic shock from killer bee attack, life-threatening allergic reaction | Transported to unearthly realm but no specific veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Transported to another world | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3628 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5261 Rickalan K NDE 9739 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rickalan_k_nde.html | 1988 | 1988-07-03 | 2023 | M | Rickalan, a Marine private, was driving with friends to visit family when their 1972 Plymouth Trail Duster lost its brakes descending a steep mountain grade. After careening downhill for two miles at increasing speed, they crashed into an enormous pine tree. Rickalan suffered a severe head wound requiring 192 stitches, a broken C-1 vertebra, and a broken finger. Despite his injuries and confusion from blood loss, he climbed out and attempted to get help, becoming lost in the woods at night. He encountered what he perceived as Marine snipers in trees who wouldn't respond to his pleas for help. Exhausted, he collapsed on a moss-covered log and lost consciousness. He woke feeling warm, safe, and deeply rested with the sun directly overhead. Following what seemed to be the sun leading him, he found a path to the road where state troopers had been searching for him. When a trooper found him, Rickalan initially didn't realize he had been in an accident. Upon sitting down, the trooper noticed his broken neck. In the ambulance, Rickalan experienced an out-of-body experience where he stood on a berm watching the scene below, seeing his injured body and realizing "that's me." He was then pulled toward the ambulance and slammed back into his body, screaming in pain as someone yelled "He's back!" The experience left him feeling that floating outside his body was natural and familiar, as if he was "used to not having feet." | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident with broken neck and major injuries | OBE watching self from above, felt natural and familiar with floating | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 2 | 0 | Floating above scene watching self | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3629 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5269 Rob D NDE 9746 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rob_d_nde_9746.html | 1973 | 1973-07-06 | 2023 | 3 | M | Three-year-old Rob was playing with his friend Michael when a large German Shepherd broke free from its chain and attacked him. The dog grabbed him by the shoulder and shook him like a rag doll, turning his white shirt completely red with blood. From about 15 feet above ground, Rob watched his body in the dog's mouth being violently shaken while his friend's mother tried to pull the dog away and his father jumped the fence to rescue him. He then flew rapidly toward the sky as it turned from blue to black like outer space, seeing beautiful stars everywhere while flying faster and faster. He arrived in what appeared to be a glass amphitheater or small auditorium with stars visible outside. Two hooded, cloaked figures stood before him, one taller than the other, about 20 feet away. To his right, he heard but couldn't see a group of people frantically whispering as if they weren't expecting this to happen - he felt these people were familiar but couldn't place them. The taller being motioned him forward, and as he approached, noticed she had a beautiful voice. She told him in the most caring and loving way that he wasn't supposed to be there yet and must return, saying she would see him again very soon when he was supposed to be there. He was then pulled away at extreme speed back into his body in the car on the way to the hospital, experiencing no pain throughout. He left his body once more in the hospital, looking down at emergency staff working on him. He spent almost a month hospitalized, receiving over 200 stitches and undergoing plastic surgery for scarring. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe dog attack with life-threatening injuries to 3-year-old | Detailed OBE observations, space travel, beings with specific messages | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 3 | 0 | Watched dog attack from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3630 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5270 Robert L NDE 9748 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_l_nde_9748.html | 1990 | 2023 | M | Robert was being treated for diabetes in another country and had an unknown bleeding ulcer. One night he passed out in the bathroom and his wife drove him to the hospital 2.5 hours away. Upon arrival at the emergency room, he was given a wheelchair instead of the requested stretcher and passed out again. He heard a familiar woman's voice (their family friend) repeatedly saying "He's not breathing" while a man insisted "He's breathing." Despite being unconscious, Robert felt no pain or concern and found himself outside his body observing the emergency room. All beds were full, and he watched medical staff remove a young girl around 7 years old to make room for him. He observed himself on a stretcher being rushed for treatment, surrounded by at least three nurses preparing the defibrillator and cutting his pants off lengthwise. Suddenly realizing they were talking about him, he returned to his body and desperately tried to move a finger to communicate. Shortly after succeeding in moving his finger, he was able to communicate with the staff. The experience was characterized by complete detachment and lack of emotion while observing the emergency room activities from outside his body. He underwent surgery on Saturday, three days after the Wednesday incident. | 5 | Hospital | 3 | 6 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Bleeding ulcer causing loss of consciousness, life-threatening | Observed emergency room activities including girl being moved, pants being cut | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed emergency room activities | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3631 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5235 Robin T NDE 9702 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robin_t_nde.html | 1977 | 2023 | 17 | F | Seventeen-year-old Robin was riding a horse to a parade ground event when the frisky horse threw her off after she felt his back arch. Her only thought while flying through the air was to avoid getting her feet caught in the stirrups. She hit the pavement face-first with no memory of the actual impact. Immediately after, she found herself way above her body, positioned in a tree, with a light behind her. She saw herself on the ground below but felt no concern, maintaining a detached and unconcerned emotional state. Another rider was screaming and yelling, though Robin couldn't understand what she was saying. She remained in the tree for what seemed like a long time, observing the scene below. A significant aspect of her experience was the bright light behind her, which she sensed deeply - she knew that if she turned around toward the light, she would not return to her body. She made a conscious decision not to leave and to return to her body, motivated by her strong desire to join the Navy. The next thing she remembered was kneeling on the ground, holding her mouth and wondering if she still had her teeth. Despite the severe facial trauma from hitting pavement face-first, her injuries were remarkably not life-threatening, though her face was severely damaged. The experience left her feeling united with the world and without fear of death, ultimately leading to a successful 28-year Navy career that she felt was her purpose for being on Earth. | 5 | Other | 3 | 6 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Thrown face-first from horse onto pavement, severe facial trauma | OBE from tree viewpoint, saw self below, aware of light behind her | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Viewed accident scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3632 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5133 Ryan R NDE 9535 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ryan_r_nde.html | 1968 | 2023 | M | Ryan, who couldn't swim, was pushed into a lake from a dock and frantically struggled to get above water before experiencing clinical death. He found himself floating above the water, looking down at the settling surface where his hair swirled inches below. His vision then switched direction to dock height toward shore, where he watched his cousin running down the dock and jumping in to rescue him. He woke up crying in the back of his mother's car as they drove away. During the drive, while looking up at the sky through the window, Ryan suddenly left his body again and found himself above the treetops, looking down while flying along at the same speed as their car. He observed the old car's rusted roof and could see all around - houses, boats on trailers, garbage cans beside houses, and cars approaching on the road in the distance. He could see in any direction at any distance simply by willing it. Then he returned to his body in the car. Both out-of-body experiences were characterized by incredible peace and calm, contrasting sharply with his usual state of fear and uncertainty living with an abusive alcoholic father. During the experiences, he felt completely detached and unemotional, experiencing a peace he had never known before. The drowning incident resulted in clinical death with cessation of breathing or heart function, followed by successful resuscitation. | 5 | Other | 7 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Drowning with clinical death (cessation of breathing/heart function) | Two detailed OBEs with specific observations of rescue and car journey | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed drowning and rescue from above water | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3633 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5217 Sandra M NDE 9661 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sandra_m_nde_9661.html | 2009 | 2009-05-21 | 2023 | F | Sandra hemorrhaged after delivering her fourth child, an 11 lb 12 oz baby boy via C-section. While holding her newborn in recovery, she suddenly went limp and the baby rolled into her lap. As medical chaos ensued with multiple doctors and nurses working frantically to save her life, Sandra experienced blissful peace in a white room that glowed as its own light source. A man she later identified as Jesus smiled at her, giving her complete peace and calm that still brings her to tears 14 years later. Though his mouth didn't move, he told her she had to go back. Multiple times she was pulled between the chaotic hospital room - where staff pushed on her stomach, prepared emergency hysterectomy equipment, and injected numerous medications - and the peaceful white room with this man. Each time she begged to stay, feeling completely at home and at peace. He told her that one day she would be with him but not now, that she had to go back. During one return to the hospital room, the anesthesia nurse leaned close to her face saying "Stay with me," and Sandra could smell onions and garlic on her breath. She received 6 bags of blood total, losing more blood than most people have in their bodies (hemoglobin dropped from 13.8 to 8.2 even after transfusions). When her surgeon visited, Sandra proved her memory by correctly identifying that the anesthesia nurse had eaten spaghetti and garlic bread for lunch - a detail impossible to know without conscious awareness during the crisis. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Post-C-section hemorrhage with CPR, clinical death, massive blood loss | Smelled nurse's garlic breath while unconscious, later verified lunch details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Smelled specific food on nurse's breath | 1.00 | Surgeon | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 3634 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5223 Daniel W NDE 9691 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1daniel_w_nde.html | 2006 | 2023 | M | Daniel W experienced cardiac arrest while driving on the German Autobahn in November 2006. His friend Hobert, a respiratory therapist with 30 years experience, performed CPR after hearing the death rattle. During the cardiac arrest, Daniel found himself standing in a brilliant shaft of white light surrounded by darkness. The light was extremely bright but did not burn or require squinting. He could see through the surrounding blackness in a paradoxical way. He felt no pain despite previous injuries and realized time was not measured in this realm. A voice like a thousand rivers spoke to him, making every cell in his body feel alive with joy and peace. When asked what he wanted to do, he said he wanted to go forward, but when asked about his wife Becky and daughters, he said they would be fine. After being resuscitated with a cardiac thump procedure, Daniel was deeply troubled until he saw Jesus sitting on a white throne in the night sky, confirming the reality of his experience. He now has no fear of death and feels called to live righteously. | 1 | Other | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clear cardiac arrest with death rattle heard, required CPR and cardiac thump resuscitation | Heard specific conversation with voice, observed resuscitation from outside body | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw resuscitation efforts from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3635 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5146 Darla J NDEs 9556 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1darla_h_ndes.html | 2018 | 2023 | F | Darla J experienced two cardiac arrests on the same day in September 2018 due to alcohol abuse complications. She had admitted herself to the emergency room sensing something was seriously wrong. During her first cardiac arrest, she found herself in a dark, desolate place with suffering beings, which she demanded to leave. During the second arrest, she floated to the top of a beautiful mountain where she was greeted by her deceased grandparents. She experienced ultimate joy and love while looking at mysterious patterns in the ground and breathing in the beautiful white and pink sky. Her grandmother told her to go back down the mountain. While in a week-long coma, she existed between both worlds, hearing her family in the ICU. After awakening, she experienced a time loop deja vu episode that repeated six times. Following her NDE, she has experienced precognitive dreams and feels she has experienced the true meaning of life through the immense universal love she felt. She now researches spirituality and has had subsequent experiences including ayahuasca ceremonies. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 5 | Two documented cardiac arrests requiring resuscitation, week-long coma | Met deceased grandparents, experienced two distinct realms, mysterious ground patterns | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Week-long coma | 6/30/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard family while in coma | 1.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3636 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5160 Debra K NDE 9579 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1debra_k_nde.html | 2023 | 2023-02-26 | 2023 | F | Debra K experienced V-fib cardiac arrest on February 26, 2023, at 3:30 AM after having what she thought was heartburn all day. She called 911 and walked down four flights of stairs to meet the ambulance. The paramedics told her she had an hour to live and rushed her to the hospital where she was met by 15 medical staff. Ten minutes after arrival, her heart went into V-fib and stopped. During her clinical death, she experienced the most vivid psychedelic colors she had ever seen, like a Peter Max poster. She felt unprecedented peace and was actually annoyed when they brought her back with defibrillator paddles. The doctor asked if she saw the light, confirming she had died. A stent was placed in her lower heart chamber. Remarkably, the defibrillation seemed to "rewire" her brain - she quit smoking instantly with no withdrawals or cravings, as if her body had never smoked. She now has no fear of death despite having panic attacks about death her whole life. She experiences precognitive dreams and feels she went to another realm or dimension. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | V-fib cardiac arrest documented, defibrillator resuscitation required | Vivid psychedelic colors and otherworldly realm experienced | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw vivid psychedelic colors | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3637 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5204 Demirkaya NDE 9672 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1demirkaya_nde.html | 2003 | 2023 | 13 | F | Demirkaya, age 13, experienced an NDE after falling and hitting her chin at a cafe in 2003. Following her mother down moon-shaped stairs, she slipped and fell, striking her chin hard. Upon opening her eyes, she found herself in a realm of brilliant white light where everything - grass, trees, soil - was part of this luminous environment. She observed six identical beings appearing as white light statues arranged in two rows of three. A large white door appeared in a wall before her. As colors began returning to normal, she saw men running through the door, with the last one turning to look at her before departing. Her perception of time was dramatically altered - what felt like five minutes or longer to her was merely an instant for her mother, who had not even taken a step forward. When she asked about the men, her mother saw no one. The experience brought intense peace and happiness. That same night, she had her first precognitive dream about a girl's death, which was later confirmed. Since then, she has continued having prophetic dreams about deaths and accidents before they occur. | 5 | Other | 3 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Fall with head trauma (chin), uncertain if life-threatening | Saw white light beings, observed realm transformation, time distortion verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw six white light beings | 0.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 3638 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5260 Denise B NDE 9738 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1denise_b_nde_9738.html | 2015 | 2015-12-01 | 2023 | F | Denise B experienced two cardiac arrests during a bowel resection surgery in December 2015. The first occurred at home when Dulcolax depleted her potassium and magnesium, stopping her heart. During this arrest, she observed EMTs from outside her body, sitting on the floor waving at them through the window while they could not see her. She watched her body on the floor and heard specific medical communications including "no heartbeat" and "BP of 48 over 24" then "no BP." She observed them prepare Atropine, viewed the scene from multiple perspectives including sitting on her roof edge, and even traveled to her home six miles away to observe her grandmother. Upon resuscitation, she accurately recounted everything the EMTs said. The second arrest occurred in the hospital when her heart monitor alarmed. She observed from above as the nurse gave her a bolus, seeing extraordinarily vivid green colors on the monitor. She correctly told medical staff what medications were needed and asked about medical terms she had learned while unconscious. Multiple witnesses confirmed her observations. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Two cardiac arrests with clinical death documented, CPR and Atropine given | Multiple specific veridical observations confirmed by witnesses, learned medical terminology | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/30/2025 | 5 | 3 | Heard EMT medical communications | 1.00 | Three EMTs | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3639 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5197 Don M NDEs 9676 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1don_m_ndes.html | 2006 | 2023 | M | Don M, a physician turned registered nurse, experienced two NDEs. In 1989 in Cuba, while driving over 100 mph, he crashed into concrete poles and an electrical pole, with his car flipping multiple times. During the accident, he was miraculously extracted from the vehicle and landed softly, seeing transparent entities protecting him in a bubble and visions of his future children. Despite the car being destroyed, he walked away with only a scratch. In 2006 in Miami, he went into cardiac arrest from arrhythmia during a cardioversion procedure. He traveled through a dark tunnel to a bright light where he was greeted by transparent entities, his deceased grandparents, and his unborn children. He observed his body from above while the medical team performed CPR. Both experiences included prophetic visions of his future family (now fulfilled with 3 sons and 1 daughter), encounters with protective beings, and profound spiritual transformation. He attributes his survival to angels and divine intervention. He also mentions belief in reincarnation and having past/future lives. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest during cardioversion, CPR required, clinical death | Saw future children, deceased grandparents, observed CPR from above, prophetic visions fulfilled | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/30/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw medical team performing CPR | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3640 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5233 Dr. Samuel R NDE 9698 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dr_samuel_r_nde.html | 2010 | 2023 | M | Dr. Samuel R, in his late 50s, experienced an NDE during a white water rafting accident on the Gauley River in West Virginia in September 2010. When the raft capsized in dangerous Class 5/6 rapids, he was trapped underwater in a hydraulic (like a spinning washing machine). Despite the life-threatening situation, he felt eerie calm and overwhelming peace. He then saw a white light and both his deceased parents appeared (they had died the previous year within six months of each other). He felt extreme euphoria and pleaded with them to let him stay with them, but they told him it wasn't his time yet and to go back. He argued with them but eventually returned. After resurfacing, he found a fellow rafter in distress and punched him to break his shock, helping save them both. The experience was characterized by complete silence during the encounter despite the deafening rapids, time distortion (brief moment felt like eternity), heightened visual clarity underwater, and overwhelming feelings of love and joy. Seasoned rafting guides later confirmed his experience was genuine. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Near-drowning in Class 5/6 rapids, life-threatening but not clinical death | Met deceased parents who died previous year, experienced profound peace and love | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw deceased parents | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3641 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5127 Eileen B NDE 9523 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1eileen_b_nde.html | 1981 | 2023 | F | Eileen B experienced an NDE in 1981 during a simple operation under general anesthesia in Germany. During the procedure, she suddenly found herself watching from above as medical staff shocked her heart, hearing their conversations. She then sped down a brick-like tunnel similar to what a train would go through, with a light visible at the far end. At one point she stopped and hovered, thinking "Oh my God, I'm dying! Please don't let me die here in Germany. It will kill my mom to lose me." She was then transported to a long hallway with doors on both sides. A voice instructed her to open one door, where she encountered three men in black with no faces. They made her watch a screen showing all the bad things she had done to others in her life, displaying her hurtful actions. After this life review, she flew through the universe and popped back into her body. She awakened to find about 10 doctors standing above her and spent over a week in the hospital. Remarkably, her mother had sent her Raymond Moody's "Life After Life" before she told anyone about her experience. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Surgery under general anesthesia, heart required shocking | Observed resuscitation, heard doctors, life review with faceless beings | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 0 | Watched heart being shocked | 1.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3642 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5138 Ginger M NDE 9544 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ginger_m_nde_9544.html | 1981 | 1981-09-21 | 2023 | 21 | F | Ginger M experienced an NDE on September 21, 1981, during childbirth complications. After a fast delivery where the placenta was found shredded, she suffered severe hemorrhaging three days postpartum when retained placental tissue passed. During clinical death requiring CPR, she observed the scene from the ceiling and noticed part of the hospital wall was gone. She watched a nurse raise her arm to give a precordial thump. She then saw a stairway with two beings who escorted her up to a beautiful garden realm. She felt the most wonderful love and peace that surrounded her. Her young-appearing great-grandmother (who had died when Ginger was 11) was waiting and walked with her through the garden, telling her it was her personal garden. They approached a huge, jeweled gate with golden shimmers beyond. Her great-grandmother said it wasn't her time and pushed her back into her body. The experience brought complete certainty about the afterlife and her purpose as a nurse for 40 years. She reports having another NDE at age 60 and received prophetic information about her life that has proven accurate. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Hemorrhage after childbirth, clinical death with CPR given | Observed precordial thump, met deceased great-grandmother, saw heavenly realm | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw nurse give precordial thump | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3643 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5215 Glenn D NDE 16132 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1glenn_d_nde.html | 1952 | 2023 | 12 | M | Glenn D, age 12, experienced an NDE in 1952 during dental extraction of three wisdom teeth under anesthesia. His heart may have stopped during the procedure. His consciousness left his body and awakened in darkness above the ceiling, moving along what felt like a vibrating pulley belt at high speed through space. He saw three spherical lights he thought were planets. He then floated to the building's roof where he met Tommy, a childhood friend who had died five years earlier from a fall. Tommy appeared the same age, growing at the same rate, and revealed details about his death including the name of the child with him. Glenn discovered he could float without falling and decided to visit his grandmother six miles away. He observed her moving things on a table and sitting by the window. Tommy warned him not to go too far or he couldn't return, then told him to "go back in." Glenn descended through the roof back into his body in the dental chair. When he told his grandmother what he saw, she confirmed everything but was upset and moved away. Years later he understood this was part of God's design for his life. | 6 | Other | 3 | 18 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Dental procedure, possible cardiac arrest, told heart may have stopped | Met deceased friend who gave unknown information, observed grandmother 6 miles away | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw grandmother at home | 1.00 | Grandmother and Mother | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3644 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5219 Gregory T NDE 9663 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gregory_t_nde.html | 1980 | 2023 | 18 | M | Gregory was an 18-year-old ROTC cadet at U.S. Army basic training when he contracted severe pneumonia. After being hospitalized with both lungs involved, he was released but remained ill. Two weeks later at military school, he was admitted to the infirmary with continuing pneumonia symptoms. He was given antibiotics and Lomotil, to which he had a severe hypersensitive reaction, causing his heart to race, extreme vertigo, and loss of consciousness. Gregory experienced an out-of-body phenomenon where he observed from above as medical staff performed CPR on his body. He felt extreme calm and no fear, with a much larger field of awareness and perfect vision despite normally having 20/400 eyesight. He saw a doctor in a blue jacket enter the room and take charge of his resuscitation. After successful revival, he learned he had nearly died from the medication reaction. The experience left him with definite knowledge that death is peaceful and nothing to fear. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Clinical death with CPR performed due to severe drug reaction | Observed specific details from outside body including doctor in blue jacket who entered after losing consciousness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw medical team performing CPR from above | 1.00 | Doctor in blue jacket | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 3645 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5251 Harry W NDE 19059 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1harry_w_nde.html | 2023 | 6 | M | At age six, Harry's older sister slammed a tree house trap door on his head as he climbed the ladder, causing him to fall to the ground. He experienced an immediate out-of-body state, finding himself back at the top of the ladder looking down at his crumpled body below. Everything appeared different with no physical weight, and he observed faint glowing auras emanating several inches around all objects and people. From his elevated perspective about one to two stories high, he watched his father become angry and his mother go into hysterics as the adults panicked. He could see their mouths moving but heard only silence. He observed them carry his body into the house and lay it on his parents' bed. When someone felt along his spine, everything went black and he awoke in severe pain. He suffered lasting problems with his lower back and neck. During the experience, he felt puzzled by being in two places at once but had no fear, feeling perfectly fine, light as a feather, and at peace. The experience launched him on a lifelong spiritual path. | 5 | Home | 5 | 10 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Severe head trauma from trap door impact and fall from height | Observed specific family reactions and being carried to parents' bed from elevated viewpoint | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw family reactions from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3646 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5218 Heather T NDE 9662 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1heather_t_nde.html | 1980 | 2023 | F | Heather was a child in 1980 when she experienced clinical death following open heart surgery. While in recovery, her heart stopped and she coded. She clearly left her body and observed the scene from outside herself, seeing her mother and father at her bedside crying and holding her hands as doctors rushed in to provide medical assistance and restart her heart. She heard the conversations between her parents and the medical staff, though she cannot recall the specific words now. After the doctors arrived, she turned around and saw a bright, unusually bright light behind her. She walked toward this light before losing consciousness. Her next memory was waking up in her hospital room. The experience remained vivid in her memory despite forgetting most of her childhood. Years later in high school, she mentioned the incident to her mother, who was shocked because she had never told anyone about the time Heather flatlined. This external confirmation validated her out-of-body observations during the cardiac arrest. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Clinical death following open heart surgery with cardiac arrest | Observed parents crying and medical response from outside body, saw bright light | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/1/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed and heard parents and doctors | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 3 | |||||||||
| 3647 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5242 Hugo R NDE 9710 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hugo_r_nde.html | 2007 | 2023 | M | Hugo was run over by a car in 2007 and knew he was going to die. During the accident, he experienced his entire life flashing before him in just one second, seeing every moment from a detached observer perspective. Time seemed to collapse as he witnessed his whole existence compressed into an instant, yet could perceive each moment distinctly. His consciousness floated free from his body, observing everything from an altered state of pure connection devoid of feelings and pain. He felt a little fearful but mostly calm, experiencing relief and a sense of unity with the universe. From this elevated perspective, he observed life and creation from an entirely different viewpoint, gaining understanding about universal connection. Upon regaining consciousness, he immediately declared he would believe more in God, recognizing divine presence in everything that had happened. The experience opened him to deep spirituality and the belief that much more exists after death. He now understands there is a spiritual world difficult to comprehend from our earthly perspective, and death holds no fear for him. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Life-threatening accident being run over by car with head injury | Life review and consciousness separation with altered perception | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 1 | 0 | Complete life review | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3648 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5137 Jacky C NDE 16129 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jacky_c_nde.html | 2023 | 21 | M | At age 21, Jacky went swimming with friends at Jinshan Bay creek in Taipei despite not knowing how to swim. Trying to keep up with others showing off their swimming skills, he ventured into deep water and was pulled under by the current. As he drowned, he heard his heartbeat becoming slower until it stopped completely. After his last heartbeat, he was suddenly squeezed upward by a force, finding himself floating one to two stories above the water with no physical body. He watched his classmates on the surface and his own body in the water. His surroundings turned pitch black and a tunnel of light appeared, which he recognized as the entrance to reincarnation. A force pushed him through this tunnel where he saw his transparent hand edged with blue light. He encountered a bronze mirror decorated with Chinese palace patterns that played his entire life at super-high speed, showing hundreds of experiences in 1-2 seconds. As he was pushed forward, he saw an image of a woman in black crying on a rock, whose weeping grew louder. Realizing his parents would grieve, he broke away from the force and returned through the dark tunnel to his body. Miraculously, he suddenly knew how to tread water and reached the surface where classmates rescued him. | 5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Drowning with cessation of heartbeat | Observed classmates from above and saw his body in water, experienced detailed otherworldly journey | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw classmates and own body from above | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3649 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5271 Jacob D NDE 9749 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jacob_d_nde.html | 1988 | 1988-10-31 | 2023 | 18 | M | At age 18, Jacob attempted suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage on October 31, 1988, after years of suffering from dermatillomania. He experienced an immediate out-of-body state, floating above the car and watching his mother try unsuccessfully to pull his heavy body out before calling 911. His soul then descended rapidly through a dark void for about ten minutes until reaching a sudden stop, immobilized in a quagmire. Unable to move or scream, he saw a brilliant light approaching from his peripheral vision that stopped five feet away and communicated telepathically. The light reviewed his entire 18 years in ten seconds, revealing he had not been a good person. A chasm then opened between him and the light, from which came millions of agonized voices, hideous laughter, and the smell of rotting flesh - the gates of hell. The light, whom Jacob recognized as Jesus, offered him a choice: stay at hell's gates until judgment or return to life in a painful, disfigured form. He felt the painful sensation he would experience if he returned. He chose to return and his soul rapidly ascended back to his body in the hospital after being in a coma for four days. He suffered permanent brain damage affecting dopamine reception, resulting in Parkinson's-like syndrome that has persisted for 35 years. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Carbon monoxide poisoning leading to clinical death and 4-day coma | Observed mother's specific actions from outside body, encountered divine being with life review | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw mother trying to pull body from car | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 3650 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5234 Jairo G NDE 9701 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jairo_g_nde.html | 2019 | 2023 | M | During Army combative training exercises in 2019, Jairo fainted from a chokehold and experienced clinical death with seizures. He felt infinite gratitude as he left his body and traveled through a dark tunnel toward a dim light. Instantly transported to heaven, he experienced infinite peace so profound that death no longer frightens him. He witnessed both heaven and earth from an elevated perspective, observing people walking side by side in heaven while hearing beautiful music in English and Spanish. Flying above paradise, he saw earth renewed with beautiful, strong, gentle beasts below. A living light approached him emanating strong, loving, peaceful energy - he recognized this as God though he could never see who it was. God communicated mind-to-mind, asking if he wanted to stay or return. Though Jairo wanted to remain in that perfect peace, thoughts of his mother's grief motivated his return. He promised to share his experience even if people wouldn't believe him. Upon returning through the same tunnel, he found his team watching as he convulsed with blank eyes. He remains certain that after death we go to a true paradise of peace, harmony, and endless love. The experience was undeniably real, with lasting side effects, and hearing the song "I Can Only Imagine" now brings him to tears of joy. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Fainted from chokehold with seizures and apparent clinical death | Extensive otherworldly observations of heaven and renewed earth, divine encounter | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw heaven and renewed earth | 0.00 | Army brothers and sisters | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3651 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5147 Jeanette H NDE 9557 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jeanette_h_nde.html | 2004 | 2004-07-02 | 2023 | F | On July 2, 2004, Jeanette was in a head-on collision at 90 km/hour, suffering catastrophic injuries including damaged intestines and spleen, torn diaphragm, punctured lungs, crushed vertebra, and disjointed shoulder. After 45 minutes trapped in the car, she was helicoptered to a hospital where she arrested multiple times. During clinical death, she left her body and was met by her godmother Anette, who had died from breast cancer ten years earlier. Everything appeared as energy, and her godmother led her to a bright waiting room where she encountered two larger angelic beings behind a blinding pillar of light. She experienced indescribable colors and unconditional love, immediately feeling she had come home as part of everything. She witnessed her life from birth, heard prayers from family and friends, and saw her unborn children and future husband. Time and space happened simultaneously as she saw herself as elderly. Understanding she wasn't finished, she chose to return despite the painful re-entry to her body. She was on a respirator for 2.5 days with her body filled with water before recovering miraculously fast. The experience continues to unlock new understanding as her consciousness grows, confirming that after death we return to the source where there is no separation, only unconditional love. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 12 | Multiple cardiac arrests during emergency treatment with catastrophic injuries | Heard prayers from people, saw future children and events, met deceased godmother | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/1/2025 | 3 | 1 | Heard prayers from family and friends | 1.00 | Medical team | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 3652 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5176 Justin H NDE 9611 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1justin_h_nde.html | 2022 | 2022-02-03 | 2023 | 41 | M | On his 41st birthday, February 3, 2022, Justin was in a severe accident with crushed lungs and critical injuries. While dying, he bargained with God and experienced his repressed childhood memories unwinding like a movie, gaining perspective on childhood abuse from two failed adoptions. God responded with chilling cold saying "You don't bargain with me." As everything went red and black, Justin accepted death and his psyche shattered - the concept of "ME" broke apart. He felt absolute shock at being an infinitesimally insignificant data point in a greater whole. His consciousness then uploaded to heaven, beaming out of his head into pure light. He experienced togetherness as fragments of God's wholeness in a euphoric, warm state of belonging. Through thought-communication, he learned that God is like a scientist, with everything existing as separate sparks to experience and bring knowledge back to the whole. He briefly connected with deceased people including Stephen Hawking. Leaving was horrible - he felt ripped away while soundlessly screaming in terror. He returned with complete aphasia, unable to remember his name or native language despite being a polyglot. After five months hospitalization, he returned to work as an effective manager. Death now holds no terror for him, understanding Earth is actually hell - the lowest dimension of existence. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Severe accident with crushed lungs leading to death and resuscitation | Childhood memories revealed, encountered deceased Stephen Hawking, gained cosmic knowledge | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 1 | Recovered repressed childhood memories | 0.00 | Hospital staff | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||
| 3653 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5247 Ken M NDE 9720 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ken_m_nde_9720.html | 2021 | 2021-10-31 | 2023 | M | On October 31, 2021, Ken was mountain biking in remote San Mateo County when he suffered a heart attack halfway through a 20-mile ride. A cardiologist in the group diagnosed him, and when Ken felt a heavy thunk in his chest - the first cardiac arrest - he lost consciousness. A park ranger arrived with a defibrillator and resuscitated him, but he arrested multiple more times. After helicopter evacuation with continued arrests and resuscitations, Ken awoke floating in beautiful, tranquil darkness with no sense of self or memory. He felt overwhelming euphoria, peacefulness, and safety while observing brilliant scintillating orbs of blue and white light. The colors were beautiful and filled him with peace. He sensed gravity from a deeper void trying to pull him in, but hovered alongside the glowing orbs. Gradually, he became aware of a distant story unfolding about a man in danger being urgently helped. After long internal argument, he realized this man was himself in the helicopter. The world slowly materialized around him as he returned. A practicing Buddhist, the experience has deepened his spiritual practice and transformed his values toward gratitude, empathy, and helping others. Financial gain no longer feels important; he wants to live simply and present in each moment. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Heart attack with multiple cardiac arrests, CPR and defibrillation | Experienced void with light orbs, gradual awareness of resuscitation efforts | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw brilliant orbs of light | 0.00 | Cardiologist in group, park ranger, helicopter crew | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3654 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5122 Sanne V NDE 9513 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sanne_v_nde.html | 2003 | 2023 | 12 | F |
At age 12, Sanne was cycling to school on a summer morning in a rural area. She saw a slow-moving blue car and thought she could cross before it reached her driveway, but failed to see a motorcycle passing the car. The impact was severe and she realized it was the end as everything went dark. During the experience, she found herself flying through darkness toward something, thinking multiple simultaneous thoughts about being too young to die, wondering if she would see her grandfather, and not wanting to leave because her parents would be sad. She observed the motorcyclist on the other side of the road inspecting his dark green motorcycle. The experience felt peaceful and she could think multiple thoughts simultaneously with exceptional clarity. Time seemed not to exist during the event. She saw what appeared to be a tunnel-like darkness and felt incredible peace, feeling united with the world and understanding everything about the universe. The simultaneous nature of her thoughts and the clarity of her consciousness were remarkable features of the experience. After waking up about 9 meters from the road next to her house, she called for her mother. A doctor diagnosed her with severe concussion and scratches but she was otherwise fine. The memory remains crystal clear and never changes like other memories do, with all thoughts occurring simultaneously in a neatly ordered way she cannot replicate in normal consciousness. |
5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma from motorcycle accident described | Only general observations, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3655 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5166 Sara V NDE 9582 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sara_v_nde_9582.html | 1995 | 2023 | 25 | F |
At age 25, Sara was driving her moped without a helmet when a truck veered right and struck the back of her vehicle. The impact knocked her to the ground where she hit her head on the curb, resulting in immediate unconsciousness. The accident happened in seconds and she never saw the truck coming. She suddenly found herself in a magnificent place, appearing younger like 13-15 years old, dressed in a white sleeveless tunic and barefoot. She experienced immense happiness and endless bliss while running through a meadow with tall grass of an intensely phosphorescent green color that does not exist on Earth. At the bottom of the clearing stood a huge majestic oak tree moving in the wind, which she knew was a doorway she was running toward at breakneck speed. A pure white shining unicorn suddenly appeared before her, lowering its head to be stroked. She caressed it, feeling a velvet texture superior to any earthly sensation. The unicorn was the most beautiful animal she had ever seen, and its appearance stopped her from reaching the tree. She was flooded with endless bliss while petting the creature. She suddenly returned to her body in the hospital, initially having no memory and not recognizing anyone for many months. She remained in an in-between state perceiving another world while not fully connected to this one. The head wound was severe, leading to eventual separation from her husband. She later worked as a healer, finding meaning in the experience despite the difficulties. |
4 | Hospital | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Coma mentioned, severe head trauma described | Only mystical observations, no verifiable earthly details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3656 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5193 Sarah W NDE 9631 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sarah_w_nde.html | 1993 | 2023 | 15 | F |
At age 15, Sarah was at a party in the woods where she made the fatal decision to accept drugs without knowing their effects. The drugs caused terrifying hallucinations where faces morphed into demons and monsters. In desperate terror, she ran into a bonfire to escape, lighting up like a Roman candle before someone pulled her out. She was then hidden and left in darkness on the ground, going into shock and knowing she was going to die. She was pulled up through a dark round tunnel and set down on a dark plain - a rocky, treeless expanse covered in grey mist with unfamiliar stars overhead. To her right stood a huge ancient stone wall with a city behind it, from which beautiful music floated down that was love and hope made into sound. She realized she had no body but felt whole, with no more drug hallucinations. She had an invisible tether attached to her left side trailing back to Earth where she could faintly feel her dying body. A glowing star being approached as her guide, radiating calm loving intelligence. When she realized God was real, she became furiously angry at all the pain and suffering, swelling with unchecked power. A chess board appeared and the guide told her she chooses her life and suffering on Earth. The guide explained we are eternal beings of energy and love who choose Earth lives for growth, showing her pertinent life moments and telling her children needed to be born. After being convinced to return despite not wanting to go back to her damaged body, the guide healed her as much as allowed while she was pulled back through the tunnel. She woke at dawn with Earth stars overhead, alone in the clearing. She cleaned up her life, became a nurse, and remained grateful for the NDE that saved her from herself, though she believes religion is a farce while spreading love in the world. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe burns and life-threatening trauma described | Detailed otherworldly observations including tether, music, guide communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 1 | 0 | Spiritual tether connecting to physical body | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3657 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5264 Shana M NDE 9741 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shana_m_nde.html | 1946 | 2023 | 6 | F |
At age 6, Shana experienced an NDE during emergency appendectomy under general anesthesia. Her parents were told the appendix would have ruptured within twenty minutes, and after surgery the surgeon told them she had nearly died, which she attributes to the anesthesia. A tunnel opened before her that she seemed to enter - black with glowing electric lines and successively narrowing blue-green rings of light going deeper into the tunnel. There was no single bright light at the end, and the tunnel was to her front right with a slight upward gradient. Four or five women who were not elderly approached her, dressed in white floor-length dresses. The view of the tunnel and approaching women remains vivid and focused even at age 85. The women seemed focused on her in a kindly way, with the leftmost woman connecting most completely with her. She experienced sharp vision, positive emotions, feelings of peace and happiness, and saw the successive rings of blue-green light encircling the tunnel walls and roof. The experience removed any fear of death while giving her personal confidence in facing mortal life. She has feared the process of dying but not death itself, maintaining an adventurous "why not?" attitude toward life. The NDE has provided her with enormous faith and liberation throughout her life, enabling her to cope with challenges and accomplish things she might never have attempted otherwise. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 2 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Surgery with general anesthesia, nearly died per surgeon | Only otherworldly visions, no verifiable earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/1/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3658 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5165 Shandeen D NDE 9588 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shandeen_d_nde.html | 2022 | 2023 | F |
Shandeen had a prescheduled surgery on November 10, 2022. After receiving anesthesia through her IV, she was told she would fall asleep in the surgery room but fell asleep before then. Due to undiagnosed sleep apnea, she stopped breathing during the procedure, causing significant complications. She woke up in the surgery room looking at herself on the surgery table, not hovering but standing in the corner with a very bright light, having a telepathic conversation. She could hear the doctor's thoughts - he was extremely worried something had gone terribly wrong. She stood next to the bright light laughing about how the doctor and nurses thought she was dead. The light told her many people are going through an awakening and that it was time to return. She felt the experience lasted months though it was likely much shorter. She heard the doctor's worried thoughts about her condition and observed the medical team surrounding her body. The bright light communicated telepathically about a spiritual awakening happening to many people. She could zoom in on the thoughts of doctors and nurses, felt no pain or worry, and experienced time differently with past, present and future happening simultaneously. Upon waking, a scared nurse repeatedly called her name about ten times, asking if she had sleep apnea and telling her to get checked. Her chest hurt like someone had performed CPR. Her mother had felt something was wrong during the extended surgery time. The experience left her more loving toward others, laughing more, and understanding not to take life so seriously. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Surgery with general anesthesia, stopped breathing from sleep apnea | Observed surgery room scene, heard doctor's worried thoughts | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self on surgery table from corner of room | 0.00 | Nurse | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3659 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5150 Shawn L NDE 9564 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shawn_l_nde.html | 1990 | 2023 | M |
Shawn was working with his father cutting trees when he cut a bent-over green tree that was pinned by a larger fallen tree. His father warned him not to cut it but it was too late. The tree sprung back up like a spring, striking him square in the face with baseball-bat force, throwing him backwards six feet where he did a back-flop on the forest floor. His father thought he was dead on the spot. Immediately after his father left him in a chair to call for help, Shawn felt he was standing next to where he had fallen. A line of past friends and relatives came toward him, led by his paternal grandfather who had died months earlier. Some he recognized, others he felt he knew. They came down over a 5-foot stone wall as if it was just an easy step, appearing to float. The temperature was absolutely perfect and he felt comfortable. His grandfather approached with a greeting, asked what happened, and told him it wasn't his time yet. The perfect temperature and the floating approach of the deceased relatives over the wall were particularly vivid. He observed them coming from an unusual angle that would normally require a longer route around the wall. Shawn woke to his father shouting his name and wiping blood from his face. He was rushed to the hospital with a fractured skull, broken nose, and concussion, staying for observation. Since the experience, he has never been scared of dying, loves helping others, and became warm and outgoing despite facial scars. He believes there is more after death and will see loved ones again. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe head trauma with fractured skull and concussion | Saw deceased grandfather and relatives, specific environmental details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw deceased grandfather and relatives approaching | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3660 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5229 Shayne D NDE 9695 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shayne_d_nde.html | 1991 | 2023 | M |
Shayne was at a friend's house inhaling butane gas with three friends when he felt his arm flop down and heard someone say they'd have to take the can away. He lost consciousness and began convulsing and drooling for 15 minutes according to his friends. His eyes suddenly appeared in the corner of the ceiling, taking 15-20 seconds to realize he was looking into the room from that exact corner. He could distinguish the different lengths of the wall-ceiling lines and colors, looking down these lines in the rectangular room. He was scared he couldn't see himself - either he and his chair were invisible or the trauma made looking for himself insignificant. He repeatedly tried shutting and opening his eyes but remained in the corner. Most remarkably, he saw one friend in two different locations simultaneously - standing in the doorway leaning against the frame AND sitting on the three-seat lounge chair, both wearing the same clothes. This double vision suggested he was seeing different time points as his brain died and tried to resynchronize. He heard his grandfather's voice say "It's not your time yet" and felt pulled out of a thick gelatin-like substance. He returned to find his friends reporting he had been convulsing and drooling for 15 minutes. The experience left him spiritual, believing in life after death, and he has since had many paranormal and UFO experiences. He never repeated the drug use and believes he was given another chance to be a better human. |
5 | Home | 3 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Life-threatening oxygen deprivation from butane inhalation | Specific ceiling corner perspective, seeing friend in two locations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 1 | Viewed room from ceiling corner perspective | 0.00 | Three friends | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3661 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5248 Steve D NDE 9722 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1steve_d_nde.html | 2008 | 2023 | M |
Steve was in Key West with friends when he suffered a widow maker heart attack and was dead when he hit the floor. His friend's wife immediately started CPR while EMTs were called. He turned and felt a faint sense of falling face-first to the floor before losing consciousness. He found himself outside his body, floating about two stories high near the steps, watching the action. He was in perfect awareness, seeing the EMTs negotiate narrow stairs with tight turns, laughing and thinking "There's no way they're getting THAT guy to the ambulance!" He saw a large crowd watching and remembers specific faces, making eye contact with a dark-haired kid before shooting off at indescribable speed. He traveled at light speed through kaleidoscopic colors so bright and dynamic he cannot describe them, approaching a wondrous glowing ball of light with someone behind him communicating everything was cool. He experienced more than three dimensions, his entire life flashed before him all at once, and he learned that love is all that matters - for all humans, earth, animals, even insects. All things are connected at every level. Time is not linear - all time is now, then, next. He woke in Key West Regional Hospital with brain damage but intact personality. Weeks later he found the doctor's picture in the hospital database - someone he had never met before or after. He now has deep compassion and love, enhanced hearing, can predict some future events, and gained knowledge about reincarnation, universal connection, and that the Creator doesn't care HOW we acknowledge Him, just that we do. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Widow maker heart attack, clinical death, CPR given | Specific faces in crowd, EMTs on stairs, verified doctor identity | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 3 | 1 | Watched EMTs navigate narrow stairs from outside | 0.00 | Hospital database | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3662 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5272 Steven NDE 9752 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1steven_nde_9752.html | 1948 | 2023 | 4 | M |
At age 4, Steven was at Alum Rock Park in San Jose with his family at a large indoor pool. His sister wanted their father to take her down the slide, and his mother was told to watch him. He wandered to the poolside where kids told him to jump in and they would help him swim. He jumped into the deep end and sank to the bottom, looking up at the arms and legs of kids above. As he sank, he felt warm and comfortable, like being wrapped in a soft warm blanket. Then he was up in the rafters of the building looking down without remembering having a physical body. There was a warm something behind him that spoke into his head saying "You have to go back." He tried to turn to see what or who was there but couldn't turn to see it. From the rafters, he could see chaos of people around a boy lying near the pool side, who was himself. The view from above showed the rescue scene clearly. He felt very comfortable and happy in the rafters and did not want to go back but followed the voice in his head. He woke up at the poolside vomiting and getting his breath back. It took until his 40s to ask his mother what happened and realize he had drowned and come back. He felt incredible peace and joy during the experience and maintains that it was as real as any other life event, remaining vivid in his memory even at his current age. |
5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drowning incident with loss of consciousness | Saw rescue scene from above, chaos around his body at poolside | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw rescue scene from rafters | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3663 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5126 Susanne G NDE 9520 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1susanne_g_nde.html | 2018 | 2023 | F |
Susanne was struck by a bus whose driver pushed the brakes too hard, throwing her through the aisle and wrapping her around a hydraulic bar. Initially suspected of having a fractured rib, she actually sustained massive internal bleeding and destruction of three organs. At 2am she was rushed to a trauma-equipped hospital where she lost consciousness upon arrival. She found herself seeing her body lying on a narrow stretcher barely covered, with a CT scanner's big metal circle at her feet. She stood about three meters away at the border where darkness began, watching six frozen figures around the CT. Her body was struggling for air with arms pulled above her head in an unbearable position. She wondered where she was if that was her body down there, feeling both patient and bystander. A shadow shifted between her soul and body, resembling a human but without mass or form, delivering a message and cutting her connection to her body. Crystal-clear feelings flooded her - loneliness became security, exposure became protection, fear became confidence. An older slim doctor with fuzzy hair and sad eyes stood at the head of the stretcher, lifted his head and looked directly into her eyes as if he knew a lost soul was standing there, smiling softly. She later found his picture in the hospital database - someone she had never met. A beautiful round arch gate appeared in the darkness on her left, with light that outshone everything, acting as a beacon of hope. She was attracted and gliding toward it when something yanked her back. She woke in the ICU feeling regret that she wasn't allowed to continue, believing a part of her soul was lost at the border. She has no fear of death but deep regret about not being allowed to cross over. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 18 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening injuries with multiple organ damage | Specific CT scanner details, doctor identification verified, golden liquid observation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw self in CT scanner from 3 meters away | 1.00 | Hospital database | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3664 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5155 Kenneth K NDE 9569 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kenneth_k_nde.html | 2011 | August 20, 2011 | 2023 | M |
Kenneth was serving in a military platoon when their convoy was targeted in an ambush attack using an improvised explosive device (IED). A suspicious car had passed them and dropped off two women before speeding away, which alerted the platoon to potential danger. As they continued to another outpost, the lead truck triggered an IED that exploded 3-5 seconds later, with Kenneth's truck taking the main force of the blast. The explosion sent wheels with tires and fuel tanks flying hundreds of feet outward. During the explosion, Kenneth found himself looking down on his body from above, observing all the destruction below. He thought "Man, they got me! This is where my story ends" as he watched the devastation. He could see the scattered vehicle parts and debris from his elevated perspective. Unlike many NDEs, he did not see any light or tunnel, but remained conscious and aware while separated from his physical form. Kenneth made a conscious decision to return, thinking "No, this isn't how it's going to end for me." He then found himself back in his body on what he calls his "pedestal." The experience was entirely distressing rather than peaceful. The aftermath has been severe - Kenneth is now 100% disabled and continues to suffer from nightmares. He wakes up in tears daily and requires medication to achieve any normal sleep. Despite the trauma, his out-of-body observation of the explosion scene from above remains vivid in his memory. |
5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | IED explosion causing life-threatening trauma | Out-of-body observation of explosion scene but no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3665 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5220 Khalil Z NDE 9664 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1khalil_z_nde.html | 1977 | 2023 | M |
As a young boy in 1977 or 1978, Khalil was sent by his mother to deliver dates to a tailor about 4 kilometers from home. He had taken a bicycle for the journey when an accident occurred, though the specific nature of the accident is not detailed. The injury was severe enough to require emergency medical attention and surgery. Khalil was brought to a medical facility where he was placed on a table while medical staff worked to control bleeding from his injury. During this medical crisis, Khalil experienced a profound separation from his physical body. He encountered a pleasant white shadow figure surrounded by bright, calming white light, despite the room being dark with no lights. The figure beckoned him to come closer. As Khalil approached, he recognized the figure as his paternal grandfather, who had died a couple of years earlier. His grandfather spoke to him saying, "Boy, go back to your mom." Khalil then observed the medical scene from above, seeing himself lying on the table with his eyes closed and mouth open. He could see a nurse removing blood-soaked cotton, his mother crying beside him, and his aunt weeping at his feet. His father and uncle were in the hallway, with his uncle on the phone threatening to deport someone back to Egypt if they didn't arrive quickly. A doctor then rushed in directing staff to get him to surgery immediately. When Khalil returned to his body and opened his eyes, he apologized to his mother for taking the bike and not coming home quickly. The experience left him with psychic abilities - he reports knowing when family members will die 10 days before it happens, having accurately predicted the deaths of his grandmother, mother, and aunt. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 18 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening accident requiring emergency surgery | Multiple specific observations including deceased grandfather, medical scene details, uncle's phone conversation about deportation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw medical scene from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3666 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5216 Kim N NDE 9659 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kim_n_nde.html | 2005 | October 19, 2005 | 2023 | F |
Kim underwent a cesarean section delivery on October 19, 2005, which was complicated by severe postpartum hemorrhaging. The medical team was unable to control the vaginal bleeding, and Kim began experiencing weakness and dizziness. She felt as though she would pass out despite already lying down. The severity of the hemorrhage necessitated emergency exploratory surgery to locate and stop the source of bleeding. As medical staff rushed Kim back to the operating room, she experienced a profound spiritual event. She became surrounded by an extraordinary bright light that came from every direction, not just from above. The light seemed to engulf her completely, bringing with it the most peaceful feeling she had ever experienced - a peace she describes as indescribable and unlike anything before or since. Within this light, Kim received a clear message that she had a choice: she could leave the earth or stay with her family. During this experience, Kim became aware of her husband and newborn baby in the hospital room, either seeing them or knowing with certainty they were there despite her physical absence. She made the conscious decision to stay on earth with them. She then woke up in recovery after the emergency surgery. The medical crisis was severe - Kim remained hospitalized for a week and required five blood transfusions to recover from the massive blood loss. The experience strengthened her Christian faith and removed any fear of death, giving her certainty about God and Heaven. She now lives with the knowledge that it was not yet her time and that she has a purpose to fulfill on earth with her family. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | C-section complicated by severe hemorrhage requiring emergency surgery | Awareness of husband and baby's presence, given choice to stay or leave | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 1 | 0 | Awareness of family presence | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3667 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5132 Kimberly G NDE 9534 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kimberly_g_nde.html | 2009 | 2023 | F |
Kimberly was awakened from sleep when her head began twitching and "zinging" uncontrollably. She was experiencing her first seizure, though she didn't know what was happening at the time. She briefly saw her father working in his home office and tried to call for help but couldn't speak. She fell back onto her pillow as the seizure continued, repeatedly thinking "Please don't let me die! I am too young to die." During the seizure, Kimberly experienced a comprehensive life review where her entire past flashed before her eyes. She described it as someone rapidly flipping through a book of all her experiences up to that moment, faster than anything she could describe, with no particular memory having special focus. After the life review, she surrendered to the experience, saying in her mind "God's will be done." Her body immediately calmed and she felt immensely peaceful. Kimberly then felt herself lifting up from her body, moving upward toward something. She looked up at the ceiling fan and experienced tunnel vision, seeing a tunnel with a pearly-white, round structure like a light at the end. She felt curious rather than afraid and was narrowing in on the light when she suddenly woke up lying on her pillow. She initially told her father she had a strange "dream" but later realized it was an NDE when she experienced more seizures that year - none of which had the same spiritual qualities. The experience affirmed her Christian faith and gave her a deep sense of peace when surrendering to God's will. She was later diagnosed with a seizure disorder and put on medication. The experience compelled her to share her story in hopes of bringing comfort to others. |
5 | Home | 5 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | First seizure experienced as life-threatening | Life review, out-of-body experience, tunnel and light vision | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw father in office | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3668 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5188 Kyah NDE 9626/9914 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kyah_nde.html | 2019 | July 23, 2019 | 2023 | F |
Kyah attempted suicide through drug overdose and was found at least 18 hours later. She suffered anoxic brain injury, seizure, and cardiac arrest, requiring dialysis for three weeks due to kidney failure. During her clinical death, she experienced a complex out-of-body experience beginning with observing a girl in a hospital bed whom she didn't recognize as herself, feeling sorry for her. She saw bright, blinding light through a hospital window and floated down hospital hallways searching for a tunnel to reach the light. Unable to find the expected tunnel, Kyah felt her soul was lost, which made sense given her earthly feeling of having no purpose. She entered a dark space where she had a telepathic conversation with God about her life's purpose. God explained she had chosen to experience many hardships to deeply connect with and help others. When she resisted returning, God showed her future self as a happy, charitable person working her life passion until death. After negotiating changes to her "soul contract," including removal of her eating disorder and depression, she agreed to return. Kyah was medically deceased for an entire day before a faint pulse was discovered. She suffered 26 strokes while in a medically-induced coma but survived against 20% odds. Upon recovery, her 20-year severe eating disorder completely vanished, and she experienced a spiritual awakening. She developed heightened emotional sensitivity and receives visions of future events during meditation. The experience transformed her completely - she describes waking up as a different person with new spiritual understanding and the ability to feel others' emotions globally. She now understands unconditional love and recognizes that all suffering was preparation for helping others. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest with clinical death, anoxic brain injury, 26 strokes | Detailed observations, telepathic divine conversation, accurate future vision of self | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed self in hospital bed | 0.00 | Medical team | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 3669 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5245 Larry M NDE 9716 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1larry_m_nde.html | 1954 | June 20, 1954 | 2023 | 5 | M |
On Father's Day 1954, five-year-old Larry was at a picnic with his family in a Redwood forest. His older brother coaxed him into a stream despite their father's explicit instructions to stay out of the water. The brother initiated a dangerous game of holding each other underwater. On the third round, the brother held Larry down and wouldn't let him up. Larry ran out of air and began drowning, gasping and taking water into his lungs. Larry left his body to escape the pain, floating above the scene and observing his brother still holding his lifeless body underwater. He watched as his brother's expression changed from anger to fear, eventually releasing the body to float downstream where it snagged on a rock. When their father called for lunch, the brother screamed for help. Larry estimates he was deceased for over 20 minutes based on recovery time and his father's comments. Instead of experiencing the typical tunnel of light, Larry immediately found himself standing before a majestic Entity on a golden throne - whom he identifies as God/Elohim. The Entity wore white robes with a golden belt, had bronze-colored hands and feet, and was surrounded by pearl-white energy and a rainbow aura. Larry was shown holographic presentations of creation, his past lives (including two previous births to the same mother), and future events. He learned he had a specific purpose to guide his family through future events. After extensive revelations about creation, the universe, and his soul's journey, Larry negotiated his return with the understanding of his purpose. He returned above his father's left shoulder as CPR was being performed. His mother insisted he was returning despite medical opinion he was gone. Larry's subsequent life included numerous spiritual experiences, visions, and psychic abilities, though his childhood was marked by severe abuse and trauma from his family. |
5 | Other | 10 | 20 | 37 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Drowning with clinical death for 20+ minutes | Detailed divine encounter, creation visions, accurate scene observations, past life memories | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed drowning scene from above | 1.00 | Parents | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||
| 3670 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5198 Leonel C NDE 9677 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1leonel_c_nde.html | 2013 | November 9, 2013 | 2023 | M |
Leonel had just undergone cardiac catheterization with stent placement for a 90% blocked left anterior descending artery. The procedure went well initially, with a vascular closure device used to seal the femoral artery access point. Hours later, while sitting up to brush his teeth in preparation for discharge, Leonel heard a loud pop from his right hip - so loud his wife heard it from 10 feet away. Severe pain radiated immediately as the closure device had failed, causing internal hemorrhaging. As Leonel fell back on the bed applying pressure to his hip, he experienced an out-of-body separation. From a position near the ceiling, he observed himself lying properly in bed with eyes shut and mouth wide open. He saw a large male nurse in white clothing applying extreme pressure to his hip area, noting specifically a bald spot on top of the man's head. He could see his wife weeping behind the nurse and felt completely detached from the scene, observing without emotion despite knowing he was dying. Suddenly, Leonel felt himself falling from the ceiling with gravity pulling him down, experiencing a strange sensation in his stomach. His perspective shifted from looking down to being slammed back into his body. He was then looking up at the male nurse's face while feeling excruciating pain from the pressure being applied. When the nurse turned to speak to Leonel's wife after controlling the bleeding, Leonel saw the same bald spot he had observed from above. This veridical observation of a previously unknown nurse's bald spot, visible only from above, haunts Leonel as proof of his out-of-body experience during this life-threatening hemorrhage. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 15 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Post-cardiac catheterization hemorrhage from closure device failure | Observed unknown nurse's bald spot from above, later confirmed when nurse turned | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw nurse's bald spot from above | 1.00 | Wife | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 3671 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5156 Terrance S NDE 9573 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1terrance_s_nde.html | 1965 | 2023 | 15 | M |
Terrance was 15 years old, bicycling home from work on a dark October evening in 1965. At an intersection with Highway 7, he stopped and crossed into the median to wait. Suddenly, a westbound Ford station wagon traveling at approximately 90 mph in the left turn lane struck him from the left without warning. The impact was devastating, throwing him into the westbound lanes where cars swerved to avoid him. During the accident, Terrance found himself positioned above the intersection, looking down at the illuminated scene despite it being nighttime. He observed the dark-green Ford station wagon with its chrome roof-rack continuing in the median, watched his own body spinning on the road, and saw cars avoiding him. He could see his melted blue nylon jacket and that he had been knocked out of his shoes. While out of body, he felt no pain, only comfort and peace. A non-verbal communication told him "It is not your time!" When he resisted returning to his damaged body, the message repeated firmly. He was instantly back in his body being lifted onto a gurney. X-rays revealed displaced kidneys and intestines, with blood in his urine and stool for months. A policeman later confirmed the exact details Terrance described about the station wagon, amazed he could have seen such specifics given the darkness and speed of impact. Terrance believes he has a special mission to fulfill and has positively affected many lives since his experience. |
5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe life-threatening trauma from 90mph vehicle impact | Impossible knowledge of car details in darkness, exact description of station wagon features verified by police | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw accident scene from above | 1.00 | Policeman | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3672 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5134 Thomas D NDE 9539 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1thomas_d_nde.html | 2021 | 2023 | M |
Thomas underwent brain surgery on March 30, 2021. When anesthesia was administered, he heard an extremely loud gong in his head. He then floated above his body, watching frenzied doctors working on him. Knowing things weren't going well, he felt called elsewhere and walked through what seemed like a veil into another realm where he saw a sea of orbs with translucent bodies - all his deceased family and friends. A close friend who had died 20+ years earlier gave him an intense, prolonged hug. A door appeared on his left that he recognized as his "pain and anguish" door. His deceased loved ones went through this door, kicking down all the hallways behind it, releasing a massive wave of stored pain. A bar appeared overhead that sprayed energy over him, and a black puddle formed beside him - the guilt he had carried that wasn't his to bear. His friend told him to let it go. He experienced massive feelings of acceptance, understanding, and love while surrounded by white light. Hundreds of voices spoke to him telepathically, confirming things he already suspected. He was given a choice to stay or return, and chose to come back. He apparently left his body twice - once for 5 minutes, then again for another 5 minutes. Upon waking in recovery, his surgeon informed him the surgery was canceled because "things went sideways." All the doctors looked shell-shocked with wide eyes. The experience left him unable to get angry anymore, more accepting of the world, and able to visit deceased family and friends when needed. He came back with the question: "Is it possible for humanity to love and accept each other without judgment?" |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 2 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Brain surgery with general anesthesia, clinical death event confirmed by medical team | Limited verifiable observations - mainly transcendent experiences rather than earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed doctors working frantically | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3673 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5201 Thomas G NDE 9681 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1thomas_g_nde.html | 1998 | 2023 | M |
Thomas, a police officer, was involved in a car accident while on duty. Pinned in his cruiser and bleeding out after extraction, he was airlifted to the hospital. In the helicopter, his heart stopped while receiving blood transfusions. The flight crew began CPR, with the nurse saying "You're not going to die on my bird, not on my shift." Thomas lifted out of his body and watched the crew working on him, observing them insert a tube in his mouth, apply a tourniquet to his right leg and hip, and perform chest compressions. Turning around, he saw intense blackness and a tunnel with a bright, warm, inviting white light. Being pulled toward the light, he felt at peace. Within the light, he saw people on both sides of the tunnel - on the left were those he had wronged, on the right were those he had helped, loved ones, and deceased pets. He was thrust into a large room with crowds moving about and approached a counter where a man with a beautiful, illuminated book asked for his legal name. After checking the book, the man said telepathically, "Nope, your time has not expired yet." His grandfather, who had died 6 years prior, appeared and took him outside to an amazing pond with pure, radiating water. The sunrise created indescribable colors, and Thomas felt God's presence, angels, and heard incredible music. His grandfather explained this was heaven but couldn't show him God as it wasn't his time. He was told returning would hurt temporarily. Thomas died twice in the helicopter for 4 minutes each time (8 minutes total), though the experience felt like hours. After waking from a 10-day medically induced coma, Thomas shared his experience with doctors, leading to a chaplain visit. The experience led him to become a devout Catholic and enter seminary 5 years later. |
1 | Ambulance | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest in medical helicopter with CPR, died twice for 4 minutes each | Specific medical procedures observed (intubation, tourniquet placement, CPR), telepathic communication verified | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 3 | 1 | Heard flight nurse speaking | 0.00 | Flight crew | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 3674 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5185 Tilda R NDE 9621 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tilda_r_nde.html | 1998 | 2023 | F |
Tilda, a cardiovascular surgery and ICU nurse, was enjoying a spa night with her best friend for Mother's Day. During a chair massage, she experienced sudden nausea. After the masseuse brought her a cold towel, she put her head down to continue but suddenly found herself in a completely different realm. Like a light switch being flipped, she was in a park-like setting with green rolling hills and trees, all engulfed in a pervasive blue light that was very peaceful. She felt wonderful with no pain, very comfortable and calm, and could feel herself smiling. At the top of a hill, she saw her deceased father waving to her, along with her two deceased dogs running toward her. She began walking quickly toward them, feeling extremely happy. As she got closer, someone behind her began calling her name, becoming louder and more frantic. Initially ignoring the voice, she eventually became irritated and stopped, saying "WHAT?" Her eyes opened to find herself sitting back with her head supported by her friend, who was crying and holding her jaw open so she could breathe. Her friend, also a cardiovascular surgery and ICU nurse with experience with dying patients, believed Tilda had died. Her lips were completely blue, face dusky, and she was completely limp and unresponsive. Tilda was taken to the hospital for multiple tests, which showed no residual damage. The experience never recurred, but she can still vividly see the landscape and her father and dogs waiting for her. The experience taught her that "we really do not lose anyone - we will be reunited" and gave her certainty about life after death. She remarried after this experience and has been with her husband for over 20 years. |
5 | Other | 3 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 4 | Vagal response causing respiratory arrest, found unresponsive | Encountered deceased father and pets, park-like setting with blue light | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 1 | Park-like otherworldly realm | 0.00 | Friend (CV surgery nurse) | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3675 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5228 Tom M NDE 9693 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tom_m_nde_9693.html | 1959 | 2023 | 14 | M |
Tom, age 14, was on a state highway bike trip when both brake cables on his bicycle snapped while descending a steep hill. Unable to stop and passing cars traveling 50 mph, his front wheel began oscillating before he became airborne. He landed on his head, with a pickup truck missing his head by only inches. Tom floated out of his body and could see himself lying on the road, feeling alive and free. He observed the scene from above, seeing a bright light like the sun and beautiful landscape as if looking out an airplane window but larger. Being pulled toward the light, Tom suddenly felt connected to a collective consciousness, knowing everything and understanding why everything was. He described it as having a veil lifted, becoming super intelligent. Reaching the light, he experienced unconditional love unlike anything before or since - no questions about religion or belief, just pure unconditional love. A female voice communicated telepathically: "You can stay or you can go back, if you decide to go back there are many things for you to do." Despite wanting to stay, Tom felt God had sent him to earth with purpose and chose to return. Upon re-entering his body, he immediately felt the head pain from hitting pavement, lost his super intelligence, and felt the weight of the physical world. His friend reported he was disoriented for less than a minute, though the experience felt like 30 minutes. The impact transformed his beliefs - previously doubting God's existence, he became certain after feeling the divine love. He believes God showed him through this NDE that He truly exists. Tom didn't share the experience for 50 years. He now has no fear of death, tries to be kinder to others, and shares his experience with dying friends to provide comfort and perspective. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe head trauma from high-speed bicycle crash, landed on head | Connected to collective consciousness, saw light and landscape, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw self from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3676 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5154 Johnny S NDE 9560 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1vik_nde.html | 1981 | 2023 | 18 | M |
Johnny (Vik) was 18 years old when he slipped on a wet train platform while running to catch a train on November 13, 1981. He fell onto the rails and was knocked unconscious. During his unconscious state, he traveled through a tunnel of light consisting of billions of stars and arrived at a meadow he calls "my Paradise" with colors that don't exist on Earth. The meadow was unimaginably beautiful with dandelions. He saw a sparkling river reflecting sunlight like silver, seven figures of different heights, and a pyramid in the distance. Drawn to the pyramid, he climbed 100 steps to the top where he found a dark room lit by wall torches. To his left was a stone altar with a giant sword. A beautiful Goddess sat on a throne with an owl whose radiantly shining eyes stared at him. The Goddess told him the sword was a gift - not for fighting but for finding solutions to the largest problems. When Johnny said he was only 18 and couldn't lift it, she said he would always be welcome to return and take it when ready. After saying goodbye, he instantly returned to the riverbank with the figures, waved goodbye, and traveled back through the starry universe. He woke hearing "he is back again" three times (under train, in ambulance, on operating table) despite having the NDE only once. He woke in the hospital as a "cripple" but was discharged after 5 days. Remarkably, 10 days post-accident he was playing soccer, badminton, and volleyball again. Johnny waited 30 years before sharing his experience. He eventually "fetched the sword" and now uses it to help others struggling in life. The experience taught him about vulnerability, strength, and his purpose to help others. |
5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma from train accident requiring hospitalization | Entirely mystical/symbolic experience with no verifiable earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard voices upon return | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3677 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5141 Yolanda A NDE 9546 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1yolanda_a_nde.html | 1996 | 2023 | F |
Yolanda attempted suicide after her ex-husband won full custody of their young daughter following molestation allegations, with the judge declaring she would never see her daughter again. Unable to bear this devastating loss, she attempted to take her life and experienced clinical death requiring life support. During this crisis, she found herself hovering above the officers, paramedics, and her own body. She turned to an adjacent officer and yelled "I'm dying!" but realized he was completely unfazed by her scream. Looking down at herself, Yolanda watched the paramedics administering life support. She then realized she was watching herself die from an out-of-body perspective. Most remarkably, she could see that her consciousness had taken the form of an electric-blue light orb with a tail of blue light. She observed the medical procedures being performed, specifically noting the administration of life support being inserted down her throat. She felt anger and then confusion during the experience. Despite the entirely distressing nature of the experience, it provided Yolanda with certain knowledge that the soul lives on after death. She describes herself as an atheist both before and after the experience, but now knows there is life after death, though she remains uncertain whether this is a natural occurrence or a metaphysical phenomenon. The experience was brief and simple, with no encounter with beings, no tunnel, no divine presence, and no positive emotions. She was contained within the room and could not hover past the walls. Years passed before she shared this experience with anyone. |
5 | Unknown | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death requiring life support administration | Observed specific medical procedures (life support down throat), unique observation of self as electric-blue orb | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw medical procedures | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3678 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5321 Kristen G NDE 9819 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kristen_g_nde.html | 2008 | 2024 | F | During a meth overdose, Kristen experienced clinical death with CPR being performed. She left her body and traveled through a dark tunnel toward a peaceful, loving presence. She felt overwhelming peace and love, with all earthly pain and worry stripped away. She encountered an angel named Michael who communicated telepathically that it wasn't her time yet. She thought of her loved ones and was sent back. The boyfriend reported she was unresponsive with fixed dilated eyes, appearing dead. He performed chest compressions after instruction from 911 operator, using cold beer cans to revive her. Upon return, Kristen never touched drugs again, began praying daily, and lost all fear of death. She experienced a complete spiritual transformation, seeing the world with new appreciation and wonder. | 5 | Home | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drug overdose with life-threatening event, CPR given | Out-of-body experience with tunnel and being encounter, but no specific veridical observations of physical events | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 1 | 0 | Experienced traveling through tunnel and encountering angel | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3679 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5307 Kristie C NDE 9803 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kristie_c_nde.html | 2006 | 2024 | F | Kristie contracted necrotizing fasciitis resulting in blood poisoning, organ failure, and weeks in a coma. During this time, she experienced complete darkness devoid of all physical senses. Despite the darkness, she felt no fear but rather an overwhelming sense of comfort, love, and complete security. She felt surrounded by countless entities emanating love and welcome, though she could not identify them. She experienced consciousness without form, existing outside of time and space. The experience brought her incredible peace, wholeness, and freedom from all earthly worries and insecurities. Upon recovery, she initially felt resentful about being brought back, missing the complete compassion and love of that state. The experience eliminated her fear of death and gave her certainty that consciousness continues beyond physical death. | 4 | Hospital | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Coma with kidney and organ failure from necrotizing fasciitis | Consciousness during coma with emotional/spiritual experiences but no specific veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/1/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 3680 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5360 Laura S NDE 9874 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1laurie_s_nde_9874.html | 2010 | 2010-08-30 | 2024 | F | Laura experienced spontaneous Long QT with torsade causing cardiac arrest at home. She left her body and observed from the ceiling, seeing her husband and children gathered around her body on the floor. She traveled through a black tunnel with holes letting in brilliant white light. In a peaceful grayness, she encountered mauve-colored orb beings and was brought before a table of larger beings. The central being communicated telepathically that she wasn't supposed to be there and had to return, though she wanted to stay. She was pushed back through a hole into her body. Her husband reported she rolled off the couch, stopped breathing, and turned blue. The 911 operator guided him through chest compressions. The experience happened again in the emergency room. She now has a pacemaker ICD. The experience eliminated her fear of death, brought understanding that we are all pieces of the one, provided certainty about afterlife, and she now occasionally hears spirits. | 2 | Home | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest with clinical death, CPR given, spontaneous Long QT syndrome | Accurate observation of family positions and CPR from ceiling viewpoint | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw family gathered around her body from ceiling | 1.00 | Husband | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3681 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5456 Lazarus NDE 13027 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lazarus_nde.html | 1982 | 2024 | M | During a skiing competition, Lazarus collided with another skier and suffered severe head trauma, embedding his teeth in the other person's helmet. While unconscious, he observed himself on the ground surrounded by people and blood. He traveled at high speed through a tunnel toward an incredibly bright, attractive light. He found himself in a paradise surrounded by brilliant yellow-orange light. He experienced many positive emotions and felt he understood everything about the universe. Given a choice between continuing forward or returning to his body, he chose to return. He woke up in a helicopter. The experience changed his life, making him more generous, sensitive, and spiritually inclined. He has shared this experience for 40 years with anyone willing to listen and regularly tries to leave his body again. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Direct head injury with loss of consciousness | Out-of-body observation of accident scene with blood and people | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw himself surrounded by people and blood | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3682 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5412 Leea W NDE 9965 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1leea_w_nde.html | 2013 | 2013-09-06 | 2024 | F | After multiple surgeries including brain tumor removal, Leea developed post-surgical hyponatremia. Blood tests showed no live red blood cells. At the moment of death, she felt a hand on her shoulder drawing her backward into magnificent loving presence. She entered a sea of living light that was nurturing and alive, immediately associating the presence with Jesus. She received information that she must return as she had work to do. She saw her body in the bed with her husband being asked about the DNR by a nurse. She whispered for him to say yes, but he said to do everything possible. After six days unconscious, she awoke with insatiable appetite for mathematics, physics, and ancient wisdom texts. She experienced multiple instances of receiving communications from deceased souls for their loved ones. The experience brought understanding of holographic consciousness, the Akashic field, and that meditation accesses the same transcendent space. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Post-surgical hyponatremia with clear blood indicating near death | Observed DNR discussion between nurse and husband from above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 1 | Witnessed DNR discussion from outside body | 1.00 | Husband | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3683 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5337 Linda M NDE 9838 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1linda_m_nde.html | 1997 | 2024 | 6 | F | At summer camp, six-year-old Linda suffered heat stroke, fell, and hit her head on a tree. During unconsciousness, she found herself on a porch swing with an unknown boy her age who asked simple questions. The swing rocked higher into thick pinkish-white clouds. She could see herself lying on the ground surrounded by campers. Growing nervous about the height and distance, she told the boy she needed to return because her mother would worry. She then woke to a counselor screaming at her. The experience left her wondering about the boy's identity. She felt relaxed initially but became worried and panicked when getting too far from the ground. The thought of her mother's worry motivated her return. | 5 | Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Heat stroke with head injury and loss of consciousness | Out-of-body observation of self surrounded by campers but no verification | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3684 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5418 Lisa NU NDE 9973 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lisa_nu_nde.html | 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 2024 | F | Lisa was in a boat explosion caused by gas leak, suffering burns on 20% of her body. During helicopter evacuation to burn center, she left her body and observed herself on the stretcher with a nurse beside her. She saw energy fields of loved ones both living and deceased, appearing as transparent glowing orbs. She recognized each person including her deceased father. She communicated telepathically about not wanting to leave her husband whose previous wife had died. She felt incredible peace, joy, and unity with the universe. Upon return, she developed enhanced intuition and ability to read people's energies. She now practices chakra work and experiences similar imagery during meditation. The experience eliminated her fear of medical procedures and transformed her spiritual beliefs toward believing in reincarnation, guardian angels, and enhanced intuition. | 5 | Ambulance | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening burns requiring air evacuation | Out-of-body observation of self on stretcher with nurse present | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self on stretcher during helicopter transport | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3685 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5479 Luanna B NDE 13069 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1luanna_b_nde.html | 2023 | 2023-06-24 | 2024 | F | Luanna, a Brazilian lawyer fighting for ADHD rights, was drugged and attacked after opposing a dangerous doctor claiming to cure ADHD through genetic modification. She was dragged through a field and left with occult symbols. During the experience, she relived reading her first word at age 2.5 with her parents, then saw herself at 40 with a daughter named Zoé whom she loved intensely. She heard Jesus Christ telling her to return as her mission hadn't begun, that many lives needed her, and she was special. She was told this suffering was for the good of others and rejecting would mean no future opportunity for evolution. She woke in a field with fractured spine, finding an inverted pentagram, upside-down cross, and Latin text about sacrificing servants of the Nazarene. The experience changed her spiritual understanding across multiple religions. | 5 | Other | 3 | 10 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Criminal attack with drugging, fractured spine | Precognitive vision of future daughter, past memory verification | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||||
| 3686 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5294 AHK NDE 9789 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ahk_nde.html | 1960 | 2024 | F |
During the traumatic delivery of a stillborn baby at 8 months gestation, this woman experienced respiratory failure and clinical death in the hospital. While giving birth alone and in severe pain, she told the nurse she couldn't breathe and then passed out, ceasing to breathe entirely. From a vantage point near the ceiling, she observed the nurse frantically attempting to revive her, shouting "You have to think of your children! You can't die!" Despite the nurse's panic, she felt profound peace and thought her children would be okay without her. The out-of-body experience provided her with clear visual and auditory perception of the emergency unfolding below. She watched as the panicked nurse attempted to pull her bed into the hallway to get help from others. The nurse pulled so quickly that the bed suddenly hit the doorway frame with such force that she almost fell out of the bed. At that exact moment of impact, she felt herself slam back into her physical body. The experience left her with specific veridical observations including the nurse's exact words, the frantic attempt to move the bed, and the collision with the doorway. These details were particularly significant as she had been unconscious and not breathing during these events. Upon returning to her body, she immediately regained consciousness. The near-death experience fundamentally transformed her relationship with death. Before this event, she had been deeply afraid of dying, but afterward, she never feared death again. The overwhelming sense of peace she experienced while separated from her body, combined with the certainty that her family would be okay, removed all death anxiety. She shared this transformative experience with her children thirty years later, emphasizing how the profound peace she felt changed her entire perspective on mortality. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death with cessation of breathing explicitly documented during childbirth complications | Clear out-of-body experience with specific veridical details of nurse's actions and words while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed self and nurse from ceiling viewpoint | 1.00 | Nurse | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3687 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5522 Ainsley S NDE 13138 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ainsley_s_nde.html | 1991 | 2024 | F |
A passenger in a devastating high-speed car accident experienced a life review and dissociative state after the driver lost control while traveling at 109 mph on an icy street. The driver, distracted while reaching for something, veered left and struck a parked car almost head-on. Without a seatbelt, the passenger was violently thrown forward, saved from going through the windshield only by the car's roof. As she brought her hands up to protect her face and closed her eyes during impact, she experienced a rapid life review with events from her younger years passing quickly before everything went dark. Following the initial impact and life review, she found herself mysteriously sitting in grass 10-20 feet behind the crashed vehicle, spitting up glass fragments and broken teeth. The experience included a profound disconnection from reality - when helped to a nearby house with its porch light on, she passed a floor-length mirror and did not recognize her own reflection. At the emergency room, doctors removed one to two dozen glass slivers from her face in a V-shaped pattern from hairline to chin, though they missed one that would work out years later. The life review aspect was particularly vivid, with events flowing backward in time from young adulthood to childhood before darkness fell. She explicitly remembered seeing herself as a young adult at the beginning and as a young girl right before everything went dark. The experience included altered emotional states - initial shock and awe at the life review, followed by unusual calm while sitting on the grass surveying the damaged vehicle. Though she experienced no tunnel, light, or spiritual beings, the incident produced lasting changes in her self-perception and prompted deeper spiritual questioning. She later identified as spiritual but hadn't found a church where she felt God's presence. The combination of the backward-flowing life review, the missing time, and the dissociative aftermath created a transformative event that challenged her understanding of consciousness and mortality. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma from high-speed collision but no clinical death documented | Life review occurred but limited specific veridical content. Some memory gaps and dissociation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Life review flowing backward through time | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3688 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5285 Alberto C NDE 9777 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alberto_c_nde.html | 2007 | 01/28/2007 | 2024 | M |
On his cousin's 15th birthday, a young man experienced an unusual altered state of consciousness after being struck by a jeep while jaywalking near a Wendy's restaurant. Having stayed behind to pick up his uniform from the cleaners while friends went ahead for lunch, he attempted to cross the road where a minivan had stopped to let him pass. Unable to see the jeep behind the minivan, he was struck and knocked unconscious as he ran across. During his unconscious state, he experienced a vivid and peculiar vision of being back in his first period English class at school. He saw himself sleeping with his head down on the desk and felt an urgent need to wake up to get to his next class. The classroom setting felt completely real - he could hear fellow students around him and genuinely believed he was still in his first period class and needed to wake up for the bell. This altered perception of reality was remarkably specific and detailed, creating a seamless alternate reality. When he regained consciousness, he found himself on the road with firemen asking for his parents' contact information. He was covered with a blanket as EMTs rushed to assist him. The transition from the classroom vision back to the accident scene was abrupt and disorienting. The experience left him with heightened alertness and the memory remains unusually vivid years later - he can recall it as if returning to that exact moment. Though he experienced no typical NDE elements like tunnels, lights, or deceased relatives, the incident created a lasting impact. He never shared the experience until completing this survey. He reported feeling calm during the experience with slightly heightened alertness, and memories of past events flashed before him. While his religious views remained unchanged (agnostic before and after), he noted slight life changes and feels the experience was definitely real. |
5 | Other | 3 | 2 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening trauma from vehicle strike but no clinical death documented | Altered consciousness experience but no veridical observations of accident scene | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Vision of being in English class while unconscious | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 3689 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5296 Alex T NDE 9790 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alex_t_nde_9790.html | 2010 | 4/23/10 | 2024 | 23 | M |
A 23-year-old college student experienced an extensive near-death experience after a fatal car wreck where he was T-boned at an intersection while not wearing a seatbelt. The impact threw him across the car, breaking his pelvis on the gear stick and causing severe traumatic brain injury when his head slammed into the passenger door armrest, lacerating his temporal artery and causing near-fatal blood loss. He required a respirator and blood transfusion, with hemoglobin at near-death levels. Despite having no conscious memory of the accident or five weeks of hospitalization, he later recalled through vivid dreams the profound spiritual journey that occurred while clinically dead. The experience began with an out-of-body observation of his bloodied body on a hospital gurney with a respirator tube, while his cardiologist father lay on the floor beside him. His deceased paternal grandparents appeared, looking young (late 20s), responding to his father's prayers to "find him and protect him." They transported him in a floating gondola-like vehicle through a gray void, where he witnessed a terrifying train carrying caged souls being tortured by demons on their way to Hell. Even then, he understood these wicked souls could still be saved if they genuinely sought forgiveness, but their anger and pride prevented them. Upon reaching Heaven, he saw magnificent golden towers hundreds of times larger than the Empire State Building, radiant colors that don't exist on Earth, and crowds of purposeful people of all types, including non-Christians and gay individuals. The voice of God spoke from a cloud of radiant light in an unknown divine language that caused his entire body to tingle with electrical surges. He was then taken via golden elevator to meet Jesus, who appeared as a large, muscular, olive-skinned man with long black curly hair and golden-amber eyes. When he began confessing his sins, Jesus laughed kindly and revealed his only real sin was not appreciating natural beauty. To eliminate his doubts, Jesus showed him the birth of the universe, an incomprehensible vision that confirmed the experience's reality. Jesus nodded, granting him a second chance at life. The experience included remarkable veridical elements: his father confirmed lying on the floor beside the gurney and his desperate prayers to his deceased parents, details impossible for the unconscious patient to know. His heightened senses now allow him to hear things others cannot, sometimes annoyingly so in public. The transformation was profound - he changed his life path, met his wife, and makes daily efforts to appreciate natural beauty and thank God for it. He self-published his experience as "April 23rd: The Day I Journeyed to Heaven" and has helped many regain their faith through sharing his story. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 46 | Exceptional Evidence | 18 | Clinical death with respirator, near-fatal blood loss, severe TBI documented | Multiple specific veridical observations including father on floor, his exact prayer content | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 5 | 2 | Saw father lying on floor beside gurney | 1.00 | Father (cardiologist) | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||
| 3690 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5365 Alexander H NDE 9881 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alexander_h_nde.html | 2022 | 05/02/2022 | 2024 | M |
A man experiencing approximately eight heart attacks over a two-hour period due to 60% blockages in four arteries had a profound near-death encounter with his deceased wife. After arriving at work feeling unwell and experiencing major chest pains following a morning safety meeting, his work partner called for medical assistance. During the worst episode of cardiac pain in the emergency room, his reality fundamentally shifted into a realm of extraordinary clarity and peace. In this transformed state, he found himself in an exceptionally clean and peaceful environment where a door opened before him. His wife, who had passed away in 2007, appeared on the other side looking exactly as she had when last alive. She spoke directly to him, expressing her love and telling him definitively that "it was not my time." After delivering this message, she closed the door, immediately returning him to the chaos of the emergency room. Upon his return to physical consciousness, he experienced heightened awareness of the medical emergency around him. His vision became crystal clear despite normally wearing glasses, and his hearing was acute despite usually needing hearing aids. He vividly observed the medical team rushing him through the emergency room to the cardiac catheterization lab, with people screaming that he was dying. He witnessed the surgical preparation in remarkable detail - doctors arguing over procedures and instruments while a nurse urgently told them to proceed or he would die. Time seemed to slow as he absorbed every detail of the frantic medical intervention. The encounter left him with absolute certainty about the continuity of love beyond death and the existence of an afterlife where family members await reunion. The experience felt completely real and distinct from any dream or hallucination. He awoke days later after emergency cardiac surgery, forever changed by the knowledge that his wife's love transcends death and that he had more work to do in this life. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Multiple documented heart attacks requiring emergency cardiac intervention | Clear vision without glasses, acute hearing without aids during medical crisis | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed medical team arguments and procedures | 1.00 | Medical team | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3691 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5283 Alexandra R NDE 9774 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alexandra_r_nde.html | 2020 | 09/26/2020 | 2024 | F |
A college student experienced a profound near-death encounter during a catastrophic car accident when the driver began drag racing at 109 mph on a dark back road. After seeing a stop sign ahead with woods behind it, she was knocked unconscious upon impact. During this time, she had an extraordinary out-of-body experience where she envisioned the group had safely pulled over beside the road, though in reality the car had flipped and landed at the bottom of a 30-foot wooded embankment. In her altered state, she left the imagined roadside group and walked alone into the woods. As she ventured deeper into the darkness, she began sensing the individual presence of deceased female family members around her - all women relatives who had passed during her lifetime. Though she couldn't physically see them, she felt each one's distinct presence with remarkable clarity and familiarity. The feeling was one of being completely welcomed, loved, and at peace. At the point where she was almost in complete darkness, she achieved a profound realization: she understood what was happening, recognized she was approaching death, and made a conscious decision that it wasn't yet her time. Looking back toward the dim street light, she began walking back from the darkness. When she opened the passenger car door in her vision, she instantly returned to her body at the bottom of the embankment, covered in blood with the car overturned on its passenger side. Despite her injuries - fractured L4 vertebra, concussion, and broken ankle - she was the only one without a brain injury and was able to think clearly. The others had blood coming from their ears. Her body's inability to run and the subsequent crawling to safety brought the terrifying realization of how close to death she remained. The experience produced lasting transformation in her character and values. She became notably kinder, more honest and direct about her needs and feelings, and developed a practical approach to life. The encounter removed her fear of death through the certainty that consciousness continues and loved ones reunite after death. She now believes in a realm where "words are obsolete and feelings overtake every form of communication." Three years passed before she shared the experience with her mother, who was shocked both by the encounter and that proper medical care hadn't been received. |
5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe trauma with multiple injuries but no clinical death documented | Sensed presence of specific deceased relatives, conscious choice to return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Sensed presence of deceased female relatives | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3692 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5394 Amy B NDE 9939 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1amy_b_nde_9939.html | 2018 | May 25, 2018 | 2024 | F |
A woman experienced clinical death twice during a catastrophic head-on collision by a drunk driver while traveling to visit her husband, who had been shot four times and left paralyzed just 18 days earlier. The violent impact left her trapped in the vehicle with multiple life-threatening injuries including a C2 "hangman's fracture" of the neck (which broke outward rather than inward, sparing her spinal cord), broken right femur, crushed right knee and foot, broken left shin, several broken ribs, and a torn artery filling her lungs with blood. While conscious but trapped, she fought to stay alive by repeatedly attempting the Lord's Prayer, knowing that falling asleep meant certain death. During her first transition to the other realm while trapped in the car, she found herself transported without any tunnel to a beautiful, serene environment. She was crouching on her knees in fear initially, yet simultaneously felt profound peace. The landscape featured brilliantly green grass, a flowing stream to her right, and a tall, bright, shiny silver wall or building to her left with light sparkling against it. She felt or heard a presence telling her to go back, prompting thoughts of her paralyzed husband and three children who needed her, which immediately returned her to the car. Her second journey to the same realm occurred at the hospital when medical records documented that her brain had ceased functioning and she was not breathing. This time, the presence gave her a choice to stay or return. Recent traumatic events flashed through her mind - her husband's shooting and paralysis, her daughter injured in the same accident - and she consciously chose to return for her family. She awakened three days later from a medically-induced coma to tell her aunt through tears that she had "just seen God." The experience produced profound spiritual confirmation despite already being a recent convert who had found God, been baptized, and studied the Bible in the year before the accident. Her daughter survived with broken vertebrae and intestinal lacerations requiring surgery. Amy endured a month-long hospitalization, wore a halo device for 90 days, underwent multiple surgeries including femur rod placement and foot reconstruction, and defied medical predictions by walking within six months rather than two years. Her right leg remains two inches shorter, causing a permanent limp, but she maintains absolute certainty that God is real and that she visited a divine realm that gave her the strength to survive for her family. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death documented in medical records - brain ceased functioning, not breathing | Two separate transitions to consistent otherworldly realm with specific details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Multiple severe injuries documented | 7/2/2025 | 2 | 1 | Consistent vision of otherworldly realm twice | 0.00 | Medical staff | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 3693 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5392 Anastasia F NDE 9936 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anastasia_f_nde.html | 2017 | 16.12.17 | 2024 | 14 | F |
A 14-year-old girl with PTSD from a traumatic childhood experienced a profound near-death encounter during a drug overdose involving multiple substances. The experience began suddenly as she stepped through a doorframe leaving the house, when severe chest pain struck and she grabbed a nearby table for support. Two people caught her by the arms to help her move, but then her vision failed, showing only grayish-black and white dots before complete darkness. She lost all physical sensation and hearing, experiencing complete disconnection from her body - it was just her essential self, with no awareness of physical form. In the darkness, she immediately knew with absolute certainty that her time on Earth was ending and she was going to die. Initial fear gave way to profound transformation when a brilliant, beautiful light appeared at the end of a tunnel. The light brought immediate, overwhelming peace that calmed her completely. Despite the certain knowledge of impending death, she felt entirely accepting and at peace with it. The experience felt like coming home where everything was okay. She had no thoughts about family or friends left behind, no worry about what would happen next - just complete acceptance and peace. At the moment she was ready to proceed toward the light, something forcefully dragged her back into life, as if the tunnel closed its end. She returned to exactly the same physical position as before the experience began, with full restoration of sight, hearing, and bodily sensation. The chest pain had vanished. Though she initially believed she had suffered a heart attack, she later recognized it was likely cardiac arrest from the drug overdose, particularly given that she woke in the identical position as before the event. The experience produced lasting changes in her spiritual journey and perspective on life. She stopped fearing small things and developed a more relaxed approach to life's challenges. Seven years later, when she first shared the experience with someone knowledgeable about NDEs, they immediately recognized what she described. The absolute certainty of acceptance she felt during the experience - something she had never experienced before in life - remains especially meaningful. Her religious views shifted from atheistic/unaffiliated to increased belief in God's existence, though she doesn't identify with any specific religion. |
2 | Home | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drug overdose with probable cardiac arrest based on symptoms | Classic tunnel and light experience but no specific veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Brilliant light at end of tunnel | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3694 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5358 Andy C NDE 9871 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andy_c_nde_9871.html | 2023 | December 25, 2023 | 2024 | M |
A Buddhist man experienced clinical death on Christmas Day 2023 while eating Thai food with his wife at his shop. Two days prior, he had seen someone walking in his peripheral vision in a dark hallway, which his wife dismissed. On December 25th, feeling tired but without pain, he stood up, walked to the front of his shop and road, then returned to continue eating. As he sat down, he watched his head drop and lost consciousness from choking on food. Security camera footage showed his eyes blinking though he wasn't in his body, customers gathering, and a doctor arriving to help before he was loaded into a pickup truck. During his death state, he found himself in what others later identified as "the void" - pure darkness with a slight tinge of grey. He was aware of moving his eyes left and right but couldn't move his body, feeling trapped as if in a vise. His thoughts were different, describing himself as being just his thoughts without physical form. Confusingly, he didn't think about family during this state. In the distance, a small white speck appeared, approaching at great speed and growing larger. Though not brilliantly white, it was distinctly white light. As it neared, he heard an increasingly loud "Doom, doom, doom" sound that became deafening upon reaching him. With a sudden "bang, thump," he was forcefully thrown back into his body in the bed of the speeding pickup truck. A passing doctor had saved his life by pumping his heart and removing food from his throat after his heart and breathing had stopped and he had urinated on himself. All his muscles hurt upon return. An ambulance with flashing lights chased behind as they raced to the hospital. His guard dog, with whom he shared a close bond, had been running around confused at the moment his spirit left his body, suggesting the animal sensed his death 2-3 kilometers away. Despite being offered hospitalization with heart monitoring, he chose to return home to his air-conditioned bedroom since he had to pay for healthcare. The experience left him with a profound appreciation for being alive - sitting in KFC later with his wife, watching people pass in a shopping center, he turned to her and said "It's great to be alive!" - a feeling he'd never experienced before. He now uses the memory of being outside his body to help him fall asleep when having trouble resting. Though raised Catholic and later becoming a Buddhist monk in Asia, his religious views remained unchanged, but he gained certainty that "we do not die." |
2 | Other | 10 | 6 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Clinical death with cardiac and respiratory arrest confirmed by doctor | CCTV footage showed eyes blinking while out of body, dog's reaction at distance | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | CCTV footage available | Doctor on scene | 7/2/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self on CCTV while out of body | 1.00 | Passing doctor | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||
| 3695 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5500 Luis F NDE 13102 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1luis_f_nde.html | 1976 | 1976-12-05 | 2024 | 4 | M |
At age 4, Luis was accidentally shot in the brain, causing him to lose consciousness and significant blood loss. He was on the ground for an hour before the ambulance arrived. During transport to the hospital, his heart stopped for approximately 10 minutes and he was declared clinically dead. After emergency surgery where surgeons could not remove the bullet (now lodged under his pineal gland), he entered a coma for 7 days. During his coma, Luis found himself in a heavenly realm running barefoot through an immense meadow filled with extraordinary flowers that had amazing fragrances. He saw majestic snow-capped mountains, an intensely blue sky with warm sunshine, and a stream with fish. The central feature was a large oak tree that seemed protective and majestic. When Luis embraced the tree, he felt its sap flowing through his veins and saw the tree's entire history - the birds that had lived there, the storms it had weathered, and all who had visited it. This connection gave him profound peace and made him aware that he was part of universal consciousness. Luis saw a train passing with empty carriages and a woman with long hair waving at him from a window. He then noticed a Roman-style arch from which intense light was emanating. As he approached this gateway of light, he felt himself being hugged from behind by a woman whose face he did not see. She whispered in his left ear that it was not his time yet. This intervention prevented him from crossing through the arch into the light. Luis awoke from his coma on December 11, 1976 at 10 AM. The experience left him with lasting effects including enhanced intuition and the ability to perceive things about others and foresee future events. He kept the experience hidden for over 10 years before telling his mother, and waited 16 years before sharing it more broadly. |
2 | Ambulance | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clear cardiac arrest lasting 10 minutes during ambulance transport, followed by 7-day coma | Profound mystical experience with oak tree consciousness connection, but limited verifiable observations due to age and nature of experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Mystical meadow with oak tree consciousness | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3696 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5303 Lynnclaire D NDE 9787 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lynnclaire_c_nde.html | 1987 | 1987-01-15 | 2024 | 35 | F |
On January 15, 1987, Lynnclaire was participating in a hot air balloon race at 21,000 feet over the Austrian Alps without oxygen equipment. She suffered a traumatic brain injury that triggered the first of multiple near-death experiences. Initially feeling ill in the balloon, she suddenly found herself observing from outside the balloon, realizing "I am not my body." This marked the beginning of a profound spiritual journey that would include three additional NDEs in 1987, 1991, and 2001. During her primary experience, Lynnclaire was transported to the alpine meadows of Mt. Rainier where she reunited with her deceased grandmother who had died over 20 years earlier. They communicated telepathically beyond the boundaries of time and words. She witnessed a timeless performance of her life where every person who had played a part emerged to greet her. A mysterious man she did not recognize gave her a prophetic message that she would be "a catalyst for change, for love" and bring remembrance of "the Dance" and the sacred feminine, ending with the cryptic "we will meet in 27+1." Lynnclaire experienced the Music - sublime tones that she could later draw with mathematical precision to nine decimal points. She saw a cosmic loom weaving light into a complex Pattern that defined space and matter. At the threshold of eternity, she glimpsed the spiral of sound and light but was violently pulled back by something gripping her ankle. She fought to memorize the Music and Pattern before being forced to return. She also witnessed Earth wrapped in pink light by a great Being she wondered might be Jesus. The experience left her with extraordinary abilities including hearing what others cannot and drawing what she hears with precise mathematical accuracy. Her visions led to three decades of scientific investigation into the geometric patterns she witnessed. The TBI initially left her unable to speak for a year, defying medical prognosis. She has documented her experiences extensively and they have been subjects of ongoing research into consciousness and sacred geometry. |
5 | Other | 10 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Traumatic brain injury from hot air balloon accident at 21,000 feet without oxygen | Multiple specific observations including seeing Pattern, hearing Music with mathematical precision, prophetic message with specific "27+1" | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | TBI at extreme altitude | 7/2/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed cosmic Pattern being woven | 1.00 | Scientific investigators | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||
| 3697 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5451 Malcom R NDE 13018 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1malcom_r_nde.html | 2023 | 2024 | M |
About a year after being shot, Malcom attempted suicide by ingesting what he believed was fentanyl - three large rocks of the substance after seeing two other people pass out from small amounts. His intention was clear: he figured there wasn't enough Narcan in the Midwest to bring him back. Emergency services were called and first responders managed to revive him. Upon arrival at the hospital, his heart rate had dropped to a critical 16 beats per minute, placing him on the brink of death. Before being revived, Malcom experienced something he describes as the most amazing experience of his life. He felt Beings taking him somewhere extraordinary, though he didn't see them directly. The environment was intensely bright, as if he was being lifted through beautiful, luminous mist or clouds toward an even brighter light source. He understood he was being taken to "the most amazing place imaginable" by these unseen Beings. The predominant emotion was not happiness or joy, but something he struggles to name - perhaps best described as acceptance, a profound knowing that everything was going to be okay. The experience gave him insights about the nature of death and existence. He now believes that the brilliant, unearthly light might be more than just light - possibly knowledge being inserted into a non-functioning brain. He felt the presence of what he calls angels, beings that were guiding him toward where souls go after death. The sense of peace and acceptance was overwhelming, completely removing any fear of death. Upon waking in the hospital, Malcom was deeply saddened that he couldn't complete his journey to wherever the Beings were taking him. However, he came to understand that he's here for a reason - to save more lives, though he's still discovering how to fulfill this purpose. The experience reinforced his spiritual beliefs and convinced him that death is not something to fear but rather embrace as part of the journey to the next realm. He now tries to be a better person and make others' lives better, seeing this as his earthly mission. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Critical bradycardia with heart rate of 16 BPM following fentanyl overdose | Clear experience of beings and bright light but limited specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Beings guiding through bright realm | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3698 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5349 Marcy B NDE 9857 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marcy_b_nde.html | 1988 | 2024 | 13 | F |
Thirteen-year-old Marcy was returning home with her family from a drive-in movie when a drunk driver swerved into their lane, causing a near head-on collision. Her father tried to swerve away, but Marcy's side of the vehicle took the full impact. From her perspective, everything happened in slow motion despite occurring extremely fast. She lost consciousness with severe injuries including facial lacerations from broken glass, glass in her eyes, head trauma, and other bodily injuries requiring emergency treatment. During the accident, Marcy found herself in complete darkness that felt warm and enveloping. She was floating in this darkness, feeling safe and comfortable despite being a little scared. The darkness was like having her eyes closed at night before they adjust. Looking up, she saw a warm golden-white light positioned above her at an angle to the right. She felt strongly drawn toward this light and wanted to move toward it. Then she heard a telepathic voice that didn't frighten her but rather comforted her with the knowledge she wasn't alone. The voice told her it wasn't her time to go yet, that she was just a child with her whole life ahead of her, and she had to return to consciousness. Though Marcy felt this made sense and understood what was being communicated, she was told rather than choosing to return. The communication was entirely telepathic, crystal clear despite the darkness around her. She felt incredible peace and happiness, no longer in conflict with nature, and most importantly, felt deeply loved during the experience. When Marcy returned to consciousness, she was in the car wreckage with blood and glass everywhere. People were trying to pull her out while she struggled to open her eyes and understand what had happened. She experienced no pain during the NDE, either before or during the otherworldly experience. The event left her with lasting effects including acute intuition and premonitions in dreams, though her religious views shifted from Catholic to agnostic while maintaining belief in God the Creator. |
5 | Ambulance | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma from head-on collision with drunk driver | General description of darkness and light with telepathic voice, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Darkness with golden light and telepathic voice | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3699 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5349 Marcy B NDE 9860 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marcy_b_nde.html | 1991 | 2024 | 16 | F |
At age 16, Marcy was riding her bicycle home from school in her uniform skirt when she needed to cross a busy four-way stop intersection. After checking both directions and seeing no traffic, she began crossing when a vehicle came speeding through the stop sign and hit her sideways in a violent T-bone collision. The impact threw her off the bicycle in one direction while the bicycle flew the opposite way. She immediately lost consciousness from the severe impact. During her unconscious state, Marcy found herself floating above her body, looking down at herself lying on the road surrounded by people at the accident scene. She could clearly see the entire scene from this elevated perspective, observing her body sprawled on the pavement with her school skirt raised over her legs. Initially calm, she experienced a moment of panic when she realized it was her own body below. Two concerns triggered her return: fear that her father would be angry about the wrecked bicycle, and embarrassment about her skirt being up. The moment she decided she needed to get back into her body, she immediately felt herself being sucked back down. Her floating consciousness was pulled back into her physical form, and she regained physical consciousness on the road. During the out-of-body experience, her vision was acutely focused on the scene below, but interestingly, she couldn't hear the environment or people around her body - it was as if she existed in a quieter, separate space while floating above. This second NDE differed significantly from her first experience at age 13. Rather than encountering darkness and light with a guiding voice, this was purely an out-of-body observation of the accident scene. The experience reinforced her belief that consciousness exists beyond the physical body and that there's definitely more after this life. She developed strong intuition and premonition dreams following both experiences, convincing her that what matters is closure, forgiveness, and being a good person. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | T-bone collision with vehicle while on bicycle, immediate loss of consciousness | Clear out-of-body observations of accident scene, seeing self and surroundings from above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed accident scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3700 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5491 Margo S NDE 13084 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1margo_s_nde.html | 2023 | 2023-07-17 | 2024 | F |
Margo was in the hospital giving birth when life-threatening complications arose. Her platelet count had dropped below 80,000 due to a rare pregnancy-induced blood disease called TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura), which was causing multiple blood clots in small vessels and excessive platelet consumption. This resulted in lack of oxygen to vital organs and she suffered two mini-strokes. The medical team withheld pain medication due to her low platelet count and high hemorrhage risk. She was rushed to emergency surgery for an immediate C-section to save both her life and her baby's life. Throughout the ordeal, she drifted in and out of consciousness from extreme pain levels. During her near-death state, Margo repeatedly encountered her "soul dog" Winston who had died in 2021. He had been more like a child to her than a pet, and his death had been incredibly traumatic. Winston appeared right near her face, communicating that she needed to make a choice - she could go with him if she felt the time was right, or she could stay and fight for her son. She felt contained in an orb or bubble of unearthly light, experiencing incredible peace and happiness. She felt she was going home and experienced unity with the universe, suddenly understanding that we are merely energy existing on frequencies beyond human comprehension. The experience presented a profound choice between the peaceful transition to death or fighting to remain alive for her newborn son. Though elated and at peace in this transcendent state, Margo felt a powerful maternal pull to stay with her child. Winston's presence seemed to guide rather than persuade, allowing her to make her own decision. She consciously chose to fight, knowing it would mean a difficult recovery but understanding she needed to be there for her son. Margo's experience transformed her worldview completely. She now understands with certainty that consciousness continues after death and that there are multiple layers of reality beyond normal perception. The encounter was so visceral and real that she can recall it more clearly than meeting her son for the first time. She emerged more spiritual, recognizing that death is a choice at the threshold and that love - particularly maternal love - can anchor someone to life even when peace beckons from beyond. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | TTP blood disease with mini-strokes during childbirth, platelet count below 80,000 | Specific encounter with deceased dog Winston who presented choice to stay or go | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Deceased dog presenting choice | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3701 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5524 Maria NDE 13141 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maria_nde_13141.html | 1983 | 2024 | 26 | F |
Maria had been feeling ill and in pain for weeks, with the only food she could tolerate being shrimp cocktail despite being an ovo-lacto vegetarian who didn't even like shrimp. About five days before her NDE, a doctor injected her with an enormous syringe of Valium for the pain. On the day of the emergency, the pain became intense and she went to the hospital emergency room. While having an X-ray taken, she fell to the floor and passed out. It turned out she had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy with massive internal bleeding. The doctor later told her she had at most an hour and a half to live had she not been in the hospital. During her unconscious state, Maria saw a tunnel with a bright white light at the end that beckoned her. She felt no pain and headed toward the light. Something, possibly a feminine being, was drawing her toward the light and welcoming her. She felt very comforted and wanted to continue moving forward. However, she was repeatedly told to go back, which she resisted. The being kept calling her back despite her desire to continue toward the light. After continuing to resist returning to her body, she finally came to with the X-ray technician screaming her name and hitting her arm. Maria woke up extremely disappointed that she couldn't finish her journey toward the light. She was immediately anesthetized and taken to surgery where doctors discovered the ectopic pregnancy. When they opened her abdomen, blood poured out onto the table and floor from extensive internal bleeding. Though she had no out-of-body experience, she oddly knew about the ectopic pregnancy before the doctor told her, suggesting some form of awareness during her unconscious state. The experience occurred 41 years ago but remains crystal clear in her memory, more vivid than other life events from that time. She describes it as one of the clearest experiences of her life, definitely real and not a dream. The NDE made her realize life won't last forever and prompted major life changes including divorce, returning to school, completing degrees, and starting a new career. She became more compassionate toward others and spends more time contemplating life, death, and meaning, though she remains agnostic. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Ruptured ectopic pregnancy with massive internal bleeding, 1.5 hours from death | Classic tunnel with light, feminine being, but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Knew about ectopic pregnancy before being told | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3702 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5454 Marie M NDE 13023 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marie_m_nde_13023.html | 2024 | 2024-06-01 | 2024 | F |
Marie had been severely depressed for months, eating psychotropic products and becoming alcoholic. On May 31, 2024, in a desperate state, she consumed 7 beers, several alcohol shots, and took 5 different psychotropic drugs in a suicide attempt. Her body began shutting down and she told her mother she had taken all the pills and wanted to die. Emergency services arrived and found her heart out of rhythm with probable seizures. At the hospital, she was vomiting in the ICU and placed in an induced coma. Halfway to another hospital in the ambulance, her heart stopped for about 10 minutes and she was declared clinically dead before being revived. During her death state, Marie found herself moving toward a beautiful, warm place with soft breezes and extraordinary natural scenery. The colors were beautiful with bright sunshine, gorgeous birds, and natural green landscapes. Before this paradise, she was in a place similar to the Grand Canyon with an American indigenous family who said she belonged with them, feeling intensely familiar as if she'd been there before. The experience felt like she was the deepest core of herself, knowing nothing of her earthly life or family. She felt soft warm breezes and was filled with unbelievable joy and a sense of coming home. Marie encountered a young woman who appeared both old and wise despite her youth. This being's face was deeply marked and her gaze, full of gravity and skepticism, was burned into Marie's memory. The woman communicated telepathically, sharing many insights just through her gaze and bringing awareness to Marie. When Marie's consciousness would vanish and she'd travel into the lightness, she would repeatedly be pulled back to her body, experiencing the disappointment of return each time. She cycled between the two worlds multiple times, unable to trust being in both realities. The experience completely transformed Marie. All depression vanished and she changed entirely - becoming more social, loving people, approaching others, and simply doing what she wants. She understood that life is a gift meant to be lived in its beauty. The sense of life being love, the feeling of being healed and fulfilled, and understanding she was part of something greater has given her a life free of blockages. She can now configure a life without depression and looks forward with love and purpose. |
2 | Ambulance | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Heart stopped for 10 minutes in ambulance, declared clinically dead | Detailed descriptions of paradise realm, indigenous family, wise woman with telepathic communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 2 | 0 | Paradise realm with extraordinary nature | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3703 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5472 Mark B NDE 13060 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_b_nde_13060.html | 1957 | 2024 | 8 | M |
Eight-year-old Mark was in the hospital for a tonsillectomy when he received an overdose of ether anesthesia. His heart and breathing stopped, and he was clinically dead for approximately 10 minutes before being successfully revived. Being only 8 years old at the time, he initially thought the experience was just what happened with anesthetics until his parents later told him he had flatlined for at least 10 minutes. During his clinical death, Mark found himself floating away from his body into a vast opening space resembling a gigantic stadium of inconceivable size. He was facing downward as he floated into this immense structure. The stadium contained billions of people in the seats, and it was rotating counterclockwise around him as he descended. The sound was overpowering - both heard and felt as energy. He describes it as similar to a "Shepard's tone," continuously rising and falling, comparable to the powerful THX Dolby sound played in theaters during opening credits. Mark somehow understood that the billions of people in this vast stadium were all humans who had lived and died before him. As he descended lower into the stadium, he realized it had no bottom, just darkness extending infinitely below. As he moved into this darkness, he suddenly found himself back in the surgery suite. The experience felt more real than normal reality, with every detail remaining vivid and clear even 67 years later. Though the experience contained no typical NDE elements like light, life review, or deceased relatives, it profoundly impacted Mark. He still recalls it with absolute clarity and detail after nearly seven decades. He now believes in biocentrism - that consciousness exists outside of space and time and created the universe. The vividness and persistence of the memory, far exceeding normal childhood memories, convinced him of its reality and significance. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Ether overdose during tonsillectomy causing clinical death for 10 minutes | Unique observation of vast stadium with billions of deceased humans, powerful sound experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Vast rotating stadium with billions of deceased | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3704 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5341 Mark S NDE 9843 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_s_nde_9843.html | 2023 | 2023-07-12 | 2024 | M |
Mark had returned to work after two weeks in the hospital for pneumonia and atrial fibrillation (AFib). While in a meeting with his boss, the room suddenly began shifting up, down, and sideways. He looked up trying to find something to focus on while the room was moving, then lost consciousness. He subsequently spent 4 weeks in the hospital recovering from this life-threatening event. The experience left him profoundly changed, creating a void in his emotional life that persists months later. During his unconscious state, Mark found himself in a tunnel experiencing a floating sensation similar to being in water. He saw himself lying back in the chair where he had been sitting, observing his body from outside. The tunnel experience brought him profound peace with no pain whatsoever. Though he describes limited sensory changes - his vision remained unchanged and the tunnel sounds were normal - the dominant experience was one of incredible peace and pleasantness. He saw light in the distance within the tunnel but did not reach it before returning to his body. The most significant aspect of Mark's experience is not what happened during the NDE, but what happened afterward. Upon returning home after 4 weeks of recovery, he felt completely empty and void of all feelings. Eight months later, this emotional void persists. He lost his sense of purpose and feels lost in daily life, unable to feel emotions for anyone or anything. All his former hobbies have been abandoned as he struggles to find himself again. He describes sitting in rooms full of family and friends feeling like a stranger who doesn't belong anymore. Mark's experience challenges common assumptions about NDEs always being positive. While the experience itself was entirely pleasant and peaceful, the aftermath has been devastating to his emotional life. He describes being unable to feel feelings as "a lonely road" and considers the changes definitely not for the better. Despite knowing intellectually the difference between dreams and reality, and being certain his experience was real, the lasting effect has been a complete emotional disconnection from life rather than the enhanced meaning many experiencers report. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening AFib event requiring 4 weeks hospitalization | Basic tunnel experience with self-observation, limited specific details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self in chair from tunnel | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3705 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5316 Anita B NDE 9813 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anita_b_nde_9813.html | 1993 | 2024 | F |
Anita experienced a life-threatening hemorrhage after giving birth to twins in August 1993. A large undetected bleed occurred at birth, and by the time it was discovered, she was already in rigors and was rushed to surgery. During the surgical preparation, she was strapped to a T-bar with monitors alarming, causing distress among medical personnel. As she began losing consciousness, a voice came into her head saying "This is when I leave, this is when I die." She then looked up to the ceiling where many faces appeared, 4-5 people deep, though she recognized none of them. These beings projected overwhelming love, kindness, and compassion toward her. She felt herself being drawn upward toward them as if toward her true home of unconditional love. Simultaneously, the sounds of the surgery room became quieter and physical sensations moved to the periphery of her consciousness. She was aware of a thread from her mid-lumbar area connecting her to her body below, which became thinner as she moved upward. All existence seemed permeated with magnetic love drawing her toward these beings. During the experience, she noticed a male figure with more substantiality than the others - he had blond thick curly hair, a blonde beard, bright loving eyes, and a chunky, huggable body visible from the waist up. She telepathically appealed to him, explaining she had just given birth to twin girls and must remain on Earth to raise them, though she would gladly come another time when they were grown. She expressed great sadness at this decision but knew it was right. The gentle loving man gave the slightest acknowledgment with his smiling warm eyes, and she immediately felt herself descending gently back to her body. She then heard all the noises again - the machines and urgent chatter within the operating theater. The experience profoundly changed her spiritual understanding, leading her eventually to non-duality teachings. She experienced pure unbounded awareness separate from the physical body and understood that consciousness continues beyond bodily existence. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening hemorrhage after childbirth, rigors, emergency surgery preparation | Saw multiple faces/beings, telepathic communication with specific being, awareness of thread connecting to body, transition between physical and non-physical awareness | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/2/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw multiple faces appearing at ceiling | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3706 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5410 Anthony V NDE 9963 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anthony_v_nde.html | 2004 | 2024 | M |
Anthony was shot in the head with a .30 caliber rifle round on April 2, 2004. The bullet hit a piece of metal next to him before striking his face with multiple fragments, knocking him back from the table where he was sitting and rendering him unconscious. At the hospital, approximately 50 metal fragments were found in his face and skull, which worked out of his body over the years. During the unconscious period, Anthony experienced himself floating above his body, watching the scene from above. He saw multiple people kneeling around him trying to stop the bleeding. Everything appeared in black and white rather than color. From this elevated perspective, he had no pain and was confused about what had happened, thinking "Am I dead? Did I just get killed? What happened?" He was particularly concerned about his wife and child. Time seemed to stop during this out-of-body observation. The primary veridical observation was seeing himself from above while people worked to stop his bleeding. He could see the entire scene from an elevated perspective that would have been impossible from his unconscious position on the ground. He distinctly remembers seeing multiple people kneeling around his body and their efforts to control the hemorrhaging. Soon after the out-of-body experience, he found himself back in his body looking up at the sky while people placed towels over his face to stop the bleeding. He recovered after a few weeks and noted that he remembers this experience more accurately than other life events from that time period, stating it feels "like it was yesterday." Despite the traumatic nature of the injury, the experience included both distressing elements (concern for family) and a sense of calm relief during the out-of-body state. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Gunshot wound to head with multiple fragments, knocked unconscious | Clear out-of-body experience viewing scene from above, saw people working on him from impossible perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self and people from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3707 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5290 Aubrey L NDE 9782 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1aubrey_l_nde.html | 1997 | 2024 | 6 | F |
Aubrey was 6 years old in 1997 when she underwent her first surgery for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. During the procedure, her heart flatlined for approximately 90 seconds, an event documented on monitoring equipment. Her mother kept the printout from the cardiac monitor showing the flatline event, providing medical documentation of the clinical death. During the cardiac arrest, Aubrey found herself soaring or floating through a long, black, tube-like place with the brightest light she had ever seen at the end. Once through the light, she entered a realm of extraordinary beauty featuring full, colorful autumn-like trees more vibrant than any she has found on Earth. The sky was brilliantly blue, the grass was lush and intensely green, and she felt a profound calm with no worries. The colors and beauty exceeded anything she has experienced since, even during meditation or in places known for autumn foliage like Michigan. The primary observation was the vivid perception of an otherworldly realm with trees, sky, and grass of impossible beauty and color intensity. She specifically noted autumn-like trees with colors that surpassed any earthly equivalent. The experience was characterized by extraordinary visual clarity and a unique quality of peace that has never been replicated. She heard joyful sounds initially and when being pulled back, heard someone say "NO!" Just as she was getting a good look at everything around her, she was suddenly sucked backwards through the tube of darkness. She felt disappointed rather than afraid at having to leave. The experience profoundly shaped her adult life, transforming her from having no particular beliefs to becoming deeply spiritual, believing in universal connection and that this earthly realm is about lessons while "true living is on the other side." Her mother's retention of the cardiac monitor printout provides unusual medical documentation of the flatline event. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Documented cardiac arrest for 90 seconds during surgery, mother kept monitor printout | Vivid otherworldly realm with extraordinary colors and beauty impossible to find on Earth | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw otherworldly realm with extraordinary nature | 0.00 | Medical staff/monitor | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 3708 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5329 August U NDE 9828 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1august_u_nde.html | 2020 | 2020-01-06 | 2024 | 34 | M |
August developed severe ulcerative colitis at age 33 that progressed rapidly, requiring emergency colectomy surgery after months of failed treatments. The 11-hour surgery on January 6, 2020 was successful, but post-operatively his small intestines twisted upon themselves creating a complete obstruction. Despite his abdomen swelling to twice normal size and breathing difficulties, medical staff initially dismissed his concerns as normal post-surgical swelling. When doctors finally attempted to manually untwist the intestines through his ileostomy, August felt a sharp jolt and detached from his body, hovering against the hospital ceiling. From this elevated perspective, he observed his prone form and the doctors' desperate efforts to unravel the twisted bowels. He could see through frosted glass and walls to glimpse neighboring patients' fearful faces. His body below screamed "I don't want to die yet." He then traversed a jagged, transparent tunnel drifting through space with stars visible through its walls, with a faint campfire-like light 300 meters away that he recognized as "home." A Being or energy presence on his right assured him telepathically that he had nothing to fear and everything would be alright, though he expressed fear about leaving his wife and unfinished matters. Key observations included seeing his father-in-law in another room speaking on the phone to his wife - a conversation he could hear despite the distance and chaos. He observed specific medical procedures being performed on himself and remembered details like the tops of the doctors' heads. He verified these observations later with the doctors and his father-in-law. When he tried to move toward the light, a massive hand emerged through the tunnel and forcefully pushed him back to the hospital ceiling. After another eight-hour surgery to correct the twisted intestine, he recovered well. The experience transformed him from atheist to deeply spiritual, though he struggled with severe depression afterward, attempting suicide three times before finding healing through ketamine therapy and psychedelics. He now meditates, studies various spiritual traditions, and has lost his fear of death. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening intestinal obstruction after major surgery requiring emergency intervention | Multiple verified observations including distant conversation, medical procedures, seeing through walls | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/2/2025 | 3 | 1 | Father-in-law phone conversation in distant room | 1.00 | Doctors and father-in-law | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||
| 3709 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5348 Austin W NDE 9856 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1austin_w_nde.html | 2016 | 2024 | 19 | M |
Austin was a militant atheist and nihilist who began using heroin at age 13. In November 2016, at age 19, he overdosed on heroin and ceased breathing, experiencing clinical death. Prior to losing consciousness, he felt his high fade and experienced a sensation like a panic attack, knowing deeply that he was dying. However, instead of fear, he felt overwhelming bliss and complete acceptance, telling his friends he needed to lie down before dying. During his death, Austin experienced everything and nothing simultaneously - existence simply was. He lived as every living thing from birth to death in every possible iteration and variation. He experienced the reader's life and every possible version of it, with different characteristics and circumstances. All knowledge and experience coalesced into the singular principle "I am." He witnessed the birth, death, and rebirth of every universe in an infinite loop, all in an instant. From outside spacetime, he could see the entire multiverse as universes of raw potentiality stacked upon one another. He perceived each universe as a singular hypersphere, a shape beyond human comprehension, where existence was one conceptual thing. He also encountered a shadow-person with white eyes and deer antlers. The primary observation was experiencing life from a fourth-dimensional perspective outside of time, seeing all of spacetime and the multiverse from an external vantage point. He experienced every possible life and universe simultaneously, understanding everything about universal existence. He describes this as more objective than any singular subjective experience. After reliving his own life and finding it incomplete, he made a conscious decision to return. He was resuscitated at the hospital. The experience transformed him from nihilistic atheist to pantheistic Buddhist, seeing overwhelming purpose in life rather than none. He experienced severe amnesia afterward but retained vivid memory of the NDE itself, considering it more real than ordinary experience. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from overdose, ceased breathing, resuscitated at hospital | Fourth-dimensional perception of entire multiverse, experienced all possible lives and universes | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Experienced entire multiverse from outside spacetime | 0.00 | Incompatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 3710 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5385 Ava W NDE 9927 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ava_w_nde.html | 2021 | 2021-02-25 | 2024 | F |
On February 25, 2021, Ava attempted suicide by jumping 100 feet from a bridge into a shallow creek with large rocks. The impact caused catastrophic injuries including collapsed lungs, completely shattered third neck vertebra, broken skull bones, all vertebrae broken from neck to lower back, damaged spleen, and severe hypothermia. She was knocked unconscious upon impact and experienced clinical death. During her unconscious state, a bright light appeared as a small dot that expanded tunnel-like to fill her entire vision. She felt her soul being pulled from her human form, specifically from the heart, and experienced herself as pure white essence at peace. She felt finally free, existing as just a soul in an unearthly space that seemed like a waiting room to the next destination. She then heard her deceased grandfather's voice, who had passed when she was 12, telling her she was not going to die and that he loved her. Her deceased boyfriend also told her he loved her but it wasn't her time. She accepted she would return to earth despite her sadness. The white space disappeared the same way it came. After her boyfriend finished speaking, she felt an unearthly push from her back by what she knew were her guardian angels, grandfather, and boyfriend. She became conscious standing on her feet in the water up to her mid-thighs - impossible given the severity of her injuries and the current's weakness. She knew this supernatural push had saved her. Despite trying to scream and cry, her injuries made it difficult. She looked up at the bridge and her survival instincts engaged. She managed to walk through the forest to get help despite massive trauma, going in and out of consciousness multiple times. She made it to a house where two men found her in a truck and called 911. She was life-flighted to the hospital where she spent 32 days and had neck surgery. The experience has strengthened her spiritual beliefs and connection to the other side. |
5 | Other | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Massive trauma from 100-foot fall: collapsed lungs, shattered vertebrae, broken bones throughout spine | Soul separation witnessed, heard deceased relatives, supernaturally pushed upright despite catastrophic injuries | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard deceased grandfather and boyfriend speak | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3711 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5374 Bartosz K NDE 9898 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bartosz_k_nde.html | 1992 | 2024 | 3 | M |
Bartosz had a near-death experience at age 3 in 1992 when he was electrocuted after electrical fuses went off. He experienced clinical death with cessation of breathing or heart function and was dead for a few minutes before his brother pulled him away and his father performed resuscitation. This is his very first memory of life, sharper than any other memory, despite being only 3 years old. During the experience, he found himself involuntarily moving through a tunnel toward a blue light of a shade that doesn't exist on Earth - very light, bright but not blinding, warmer than any other color. When he reached the end of the tunnel, the blue became sky and he found himself in a cave on a mountain overlooking a valley below. In the valley, he saw a city with buildings of various sizes, each with a square base topped with domes covered with high cone-shaped antennas. The other world felt more real and sharper than our daily world, with greater presence and awareness. He had intuitive knowledge about everything around him, including knowing where his dwelling was located in that world. He felt the vastness of this world, its evil and goodness. He was certain he had lived there before and that his consciousness had come back home. The primary observation was the detailed city architecture with specific building designs unlike anything on Earth - square bases with domes and cone-shaped antennas. He also saw the lips of a woman who was likely talking to him. When leaving the tunnel, his perception became more complex with intuition and knowledge that was sharper than earthly experience. The experience led him to lean toward philosophy of reincarnation, believing he had lived many times before. He has had visions and enhanced intuition since the experience. People often don't believe such detailed memories could come from age 3, but he maintains this memory is more vivid than present time. |
5 | Home | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Electrocution causing clinical death, dead for few minutes before resuscitation | Detailed otherworldly city architecture, impossible blue color, intuitive knowledge of that realm | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Detailed otherworldly city and architecture | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3712 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5293 Betty G NDE 9788 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1betty_g_nde.html | 1995 | 1995-11-06 | 2024 | F |
On November 6, 1995, Betty experienced eclampsia during childbirth of fraternal twin girls, requiring emergency cesarean section. She hemorrhaged severely and bled out, requiring a return to surgery to find and stop the bleeding. Her sister, a retired RN, administered CPR until hospital personnel took over and rushed her back to the operating room. She received multiple blood transfusions to save her life during the procedure to stop the hemorrhage. She had suffered five months of complete bed rest due to pre-eclampsia and severe pregnancy complications including unbearable 24/7 full-body itching from one baby lying on her spleen. During her clinical death, Betty found herself in a very peaceful place with no lights or colors visible, perhaps darkness, but experienced the most profound peace beyond description. She was in the direct presence of Lord Jesus Christ, who was speaking to her through automatic knowing rather than audible voice, though she recognized it as His voice. The peace was indescribable - no pain, no suffering, a complete contrast to her months of agony. Jesus asked her if she wanted to go home or stay. While in His arms feeling peace that surpasses all understanding, she replied "Not my will, Lord, but Yours. I want to see my babies and Amanda (my oldest daughter) needs me." She was immediately brought back to life, feeling suffering and pain as if every bone was broken, with life-saving medical devices throughout her body. She initially wanted to return to the Lord's presence due to the pain, but survived and eventually met her twin daughters. Though she didn't see heaven's lights or deceased loved ones, being in Christ's realm of peace and perfection was enough to remove all fear of death. The experience verified her Christian faith completely. Twenty-eight years later, she holds onto that time in the Lord's presence, knowing heaven is real and awaits her. She remains a conservative Baptist Christian, more convinced than ever that Jesus Christ is real and has the power to grant requests to return to earthly life for His purposes. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Eclampsia with hemorrhage requiring CPR and emergency surgery, clinical death | Direct presence and communication with Jesus Christ, choice given to stay or return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Direct encounter with Jesus Christ | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3713 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5355 Bevery L NDE 9865 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bevery_l_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-06-19 | 2024 | F |
On June 19, 2012, Bevery gave blood at her church's bloodmobile with a blood pressure of 89/50. After donating, she had only a Coke as no gluten-free snacks were available, chatted briefly with a friend, then drove home. At 4:42 PM while working at her computer, she felt sick. Lying down increased her nausea, so she sat on the toilet. The second she leaned forward, she passed out and apparently hit her head on the shower ceramic near the floor. She was unconscious for approximately 20 minutes, from about 4:45 to 5:05 PM, and suffered head trauma causing long-lasting dizziness and memory problems. During her unconscious period, Bevery "woke up" to hearing children playing with delightful squeals of laughter and pure joy. The peace surrounding this experience was incredible and unlike anything she had experienced before. Though she couldn't see the children, she could plainly hear them. They began talking to her saying "Come play! Come play!" with sheer joy, encouraging her to join them. She told them "No, I can't. I've got to get back to work." There was bright daylight obscuring her view of the children, seeming to come from somewhere in front of her, with possible structures like rocks or a slide present. The primary observation was the auditory experience of multiple joyful children playing and inviting her to join them, accompanied by overwhelming peace and joy. The bright light prevented visual confirmation of the children's appearance, but their voices were clear and filled with extraordinary happiness. She came to face down in an awkward position in the bedroom, not remembering how she got there from the bathroom. Her husband called around 5:05 PM. Afterward, her left hand wanted to be dominant despite being right-handed, and she felt compelled to let it write in her Bible journal. The experience convinced her there is a better place of pure joy, peace and love. She wonders if the children might be aborted babies or those who died in infancy, which could offer comfort to grieving parents. Twelve years later, the experience remains vivid and she feels blessed to have experienced God's great love and peace. |
5 | Home | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Head trauma from fall after passing out, unconscious 20 minutes with lasting effects | Heard multiple children with extraordinary joy inviting her to play, overwhelming peace | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard joyful children playing and speaking | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3714 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5377 Birdie A NDE 9908 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1birdie_a_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-05-07 | 2024 | F |
On May 7, 2005, Birdie was the victim of a criminal attack by someone she knew who had a psychotic break. The attacker attempted to stab her in the head with a screwdriver. She was knocked unconscious during the initial assault and experienced a near-death event while someone was actively trying to kill her. The attack was life-threatening and she barely survived by moving at the last second when the screwdriver came down, causing it to shatter tile next to her head instead of penetrating her skull. During the attack, Birdie saw a flash of light then found herself hovering above her body, viewing the entire scene from above. Time seemed to stop. She watched people kneeling around her trying to help and saw herself lying there. From above, she yelled at herself to wake up and move. She experienced a brief life review that went by so fast she couldn't fully catch the scenes, though she knew they were from her life and wished she could see it again. She felt the slideshow was unnervingly short. She was then above her body again yelling at herself "MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!" She saw the screwdriver coming down for her head in extreme slow motion from her body's perspective on the ground. The primary observations were seeing herself and the scene from above while unconscious, and perceiving the weapon coming down in slow motion. She could see everything from above with time to assess what was happening, representing the highest level of consciousness during the experience. She also experienced both visual and auditory elements, hearing "NO!" when being pulled back. She somehow moved and the screwdriver slammed down right next to her head, shattering the tile. The experience profoundly changed her life over the decades since, making her more spiritual, braver, willing to take risks, and focused on small acts of grace. She developed increased empathy to the point of feeling what others feel when entering a room. The NDE convinced her that death isn't scary and heaven awaits, transforming her from someone who found holidays a drag to showing up in an elf outfit. |
5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening criminal attack, nearly stabbed in head with screwdriver | Out-of-body view of scene, saw weapon in slow motion, brief life review | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw self and scene from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3715 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5286 Matthew D NDE 9778 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1matthew_d_nde.html | 2000 | 2000-02-17 | 2024 | M | Matthew was involved in a double car accident on February 17, 2000. His family's car hit ice and rolled over with no injuries initially. However, another car lost control on the same ice patch and struck Matthew and his brother after they crawled out, then crashed into their overturned vehicle. Matthew lost consciousness and had an out-of-body experience where he met a man in white in a bright room with no walls. The man told him it wasn't his time and he had something important to do. Matthew observed his father and coworkers from above, watching his father cradle his body and cry. He prayed for his family and asked not to die in front of his father. When he returned to his body, he experienced intense pain and woke up in the hospital. He suffered multiple injuries including broken teeth, back, arm, and torn muscles requiring surgeries. The experience changed his relationship with death and life purpose. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe accident with head injury and loss of consciousness | Observed scene from above, saw father and workers reactions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched scene from above after losing consciousness | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3716 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5420 Matthew Mc NDE 9975 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1matthew_mc_nde.html | 2019 | 2019-11-28 | 2024 | M | Matthew was a police lieutenant and attorney suffering from undiagnosed vasovagal dysfunction disorder. On Thanksgiving 2019 at his parents' house, he suddenly lost consciousness while watching TV. His family reported he went limp, turned white showing all blood vessels, and was completely unresponsive, prompting a 911 call. From Matthew's perspective, he found himself lying in a dark, endless void that felt familiar and comfortable. A cylinder of bright light appeared with a loving presence who spoke directly to his consciousness, saying "Matt, you have lived a hard life and there would be no shame in giving up now. But if you fight through, I have a plan." After deciding to return for his children, he immediately awoke on a gurney being loaded into an ambulance. Tests later confirmed vasovagal dysfunction disorder. The experience led to significant spiritual changes, including developing abilities for energy healing and channeling. Matthew reports subsequent visions and spiritual encounters, including being told his ancient name is El Shaddai and that he would become "the most famous person in history." | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 2 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death confirmed by family, diagnosed with vasovagal dysfunction | Spiritual encounter in void, no specific veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3717 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5482 Michael H NDE 13072 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_h_nde_13072.html | 2017 | 2017-05-14 | 2024 | M | Michael attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head on May 14, 2017, after months of alcoholism and grieving his father's death. He heard "code blue" being called repeatedly and found himself viewing his body being wheeled down the hospital corridor from above. While out of body, he traveled through a tunnel where a robed figure extended his hand saying "Join me brother in paradise." Michael declined and returned to his body. He woke up missing the right side of his skull, later developed a brain abscess causing hemiparesis, and was told he'd never move again. Through years of recovery, he regained almost full mobility despite losing his prefrontal cortex. The experience transformed him from a suicidal alcoholic to someone who values life. He now identifies as Wiccan after his late husband convinced him magic is real, and he reports having innate healing powers. He describes himself as "bullet resistant" and regenerating "like Wolverine." | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Code blue called, clinical death from gunshot wound to head | Viewed self being wheeled down corridor, heard code blue calls | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard code blue and viewed body from above | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3718 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5400 Michael M NDE 9946 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_m_nde_9946.html | 1999 | 1999-07-01 | 2024 | 18 | F | Michael was in Air Force basic training in 1999 when he collapsed from heat exhaustion during inoculations. He fell headfirst onto concrete, hitting twice, and witnesses said he died - stopped breathing with bodily fluids emptying. From his perspective, he never lost consciousness but found himself in complete darkness, then on a ranch at night with rolling hills and horses. A familiar female presence told him it wasn't his time and he had something important to do. He saw the night sky filled with lights representing all life vessels in the universe, understanding these were people's energies that return home after death. He was given 20 years and told to set up a pottery studio. Upon returning, he experienced excruciating pain and vomited blood in the ICU. The experience transformed him from a rude, impatient person to someone loving and focused. He retained deep understanding of universal physics and believes humans are meant to observe the universe completely while inhabiting life vessels within a "stress field" that creates physical matter. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from head trauma, stopped breathing, bodily fluids released | Detailed observations of home realm, understanding of universe structure, specific instructions received | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw otherworldly ranch landscape | 0.00 | Medical staff and 400 trainees | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||
| 3719 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5386 Mohammad R NDE 9924 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mohammad_r_nde.html | 2022 | 2022-12-15 | 2024 | M | Mohammad was at a medical clinic with his children when he suddenly felt very hot and weak while holding his daughter for her blood test. After asking his son for a wafer, he lost consciousness. He entered a relaxing space with green and orange colors and found himself on a winding mountain road with his deceased friend from 20 years ago. They walked together as he was told to go back for his children since he was raising them alone. He suddenly opened his eyes to a nurse hitting his face and felt heavy pressure on his shoulders. He was deeply sad to return but calmed down when he saw his worried children. The experience lasted 6-10 minutes according to witnesses who saw his eyes roll back showing only whites. Mohammad, a Shia Muslim, now believes there is no hell or heaven, only peace, and that religious rituals are unnecessary. He has become kinder with more purposeful living and less greed. | 2 | Other | 10 | 2 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Heart stopped and not breathing according to nurse who performed CPR | General spiritual realm description, no specific veridical details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/2/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3720 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5505 Monica FD NDE 13108 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1monica_fd_nde.html | 2021 | 2021-07-09 | 2024 | F | Monica underwent complete hysterectomy surgery and was sent home too early. She returned to emergency with dangerously low oxygen and chest pain. During cardiac catheterization around midnight, she was conscious when they numbed her wrist. She began floating 30cm above her body and saw her deceased father, uncle, and grandparents who appeared beside a brilliant torus-shaped light made of moving light threads. They told her in chorus "It's time" but she refused, thinking of her 5-year-old daughter and husband. They said their lives would be what they had to be regardless, then gave her 20 years and told her to set up a pottery studio. She watched the medical procedure from above before returning to intense pain. In the ICU, she felt her deceased uncle moving things, causing nurses to wonder who touched the machines. A year later she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She has since joined Self Realization Fellowship and experienced significant spiritual growth. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Heart attack requiring emergency catheterization with monitoring | Observed catheterization procedure from above, saw medical team actions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched catheterization from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3721 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5502 Nancy Y NDE 13105 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nancy_y_nde.html | 2013 | 2013-09-15 | 2024 | F | Nancy was out with friends at a nightclub and had minimal alcohol. After accepting a joint outside and taking one puff, she lost consciousness twice. During the second blackout, her heart stopped and she wasn't breathing. She felt sucked into the ground, falling faster until she briefly relived milliseconds of life moments - crying at age 3, receiving first A+, moments of anger. She then found herself surrounded by light feeling warm and happy. A female voice asked "How did you get here?" and she saw silhouettes of her two grandfathers and grandmother emanating sadness with understanding. From above, she watched a blonde nurse run over shouting that her heart wasn't beating, performing CPR while friends held back her crying sister. The being told her "You can always go back" and she was sucked back into her body. She felt depersonalized for weeks, later attempted drowning, and became severely depressed. A psychologist confirmed it was an NDE. She reconnected with Catholicism after her mother's death. | 2 | Other | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Heart stopped, not breathing, CPR performed by nurse | Watched CPR from above, saw exact positions of friends and sister verified later | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 1 | Watched CPR and friends' reactions from above | 1.00 | Blonde nurse | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3722 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5295 Nicholas B NDE 9786 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nicholas_b_nde.html | 2015 | 2024 | M | Nicholas fell through a tobacco barn roof 27 feet, hitting his head and losing consciousness for 3-4 minutes. He experienced an eternal void, then found himself next to his great-grandmother watching his body from above. He watched his father slide down the ladder, cradle his body and cry while one coworker dropped to his knees crying and another called 911. He was filled with universal knowledge instantly and felt overwhelming calm. Everything had brilliant, shimmering light. He prayed for his family and regretted not telling them he loved them more often. When he prayed not to die in front of his father who was "screwed up enough," he returned through a tunnel of expanding light with disturbing moaning sounds. He suffered severe injuries including broken teeth, back, arm, and torn muscles requiring surgeries. When he told his father and coworkers weeks later, they turned pale with goosebumps, confirming every detail though he was unconscious. The experience eliminated his fear of death and strengthened his Christian faith. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe head trauma from 27-foot fall, unconscious 3-4 minutes | Detailed observations of father and workers' actions all confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 1 | Watched rescue scene from above | 1.00 | Father and three coworkers | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3723 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5311 Nick S NDE 9807 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nick_s_nde_9807.html | 2002 | 2024 | 4 | M | Nick drowned during a swimming lesson at age 4 when he tried to swim with one hand like other students and went underwater with his mouth open. He sank slowly watching fluorescent lights fade to black. After brief life review images, he was jerked to the corner of the room where he watched his mother rush to the pool fence screaming and pointing. He saw the teacher turn, dive dolphin-style, then swim toward his body and lift him to the poolside for CPR while other parents held his mother back. The memory was completely repressed for 8 years until a second near-drowning at age 12 triggered full recall. When he told his mother, her description of the building and events matched his memory exactly. He used to lie on pool bottoms looking up as a child, which made sense after recovering the memory. He regressed in toilet training until age 12. The experience eliminated his fear of death and led him to embrace love and compassion, though he no longer believes in a creator God. | 5 | Other | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Drowned in pool, required CPR for resuscitation | Detailed observations of rescue sequence verified by mother years later | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 1 | Watched entire rescue from corner of room | 1.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||
| 3724 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5415 Blaire W NDE 9970 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1blaire_w_nde.html | 2021 | 2024 | F |
Blaire was diagnosed with lung cancer in September 2021. While driving from college, she experienced severe coughing and chest pains on the motorway, leading her to pull over and call for an ambulance. She recalls falling to the ground and being helped by a man in a white van. During her near-death experience, Blaire had an out-of-body experience where she saw her body lying in the hospital with doctors and nurses around her. She walked over and held her own hand before entering a tunnel where she witnessed her entire life from birth to having her son at age 19. She emerged into a bright light where she encountered her deceased grandmother (Nana) who had died when Blaire was 15, and someone she believed was her unborn baby sister. Her Nana held her hand and told her there was still much she had to do and would achieve great things. Blaire was then transported through what she described as a space-like tunnel before everything went black. She observed herself from outside her body in the hospital before the encounter with deceased relatives. Upon awakening in the hospital bed, she found her father and son crying beside her. Multiple doctors and nurses rushed in to run tests. The experience transformed her perspective on life and death, removing her fear of dying and strengthening her religious beliefs, though she notes her reactions have become slower since the event. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Life-threatening medical emergency with lung cancer complications | Out-of-body experience with observation of hospital scene and deceased relatives | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw her body from above in hospital | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3725 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5300 Bobby D NDE 9795 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bobby_d_nde.html | 1999 | 2024 | F |
Bobby was a passenger in a Geo Metro on Black Friday 1999 when her friend pulled out in front of an SUV traveling 60 mph. The impact was on Bobby's door, requiring firefighters 34 minutes to extract her. She suffered multiple facial fractures, pelvic fractures, torn bladder, broken clavicle, fractured SI vertebrae, and traumatic brain injury, requiring facial reconstructive surgery and extended hospitalization. During the accident, Bobby experienced herself as a ball of light inside her chest, then leaving her body from behind her sternum. She describes being surrounded by an inexplicable bright light and experiencing complete connection with YHWH (God). She knew everything in that moment and felt she was going back home to her Creator, with no questions or worries. She was completely content with leaving this world and felt free from her physical form. The experience was characterized by incredible peace, joy, and unity with the universe. She understood everything about the universe and felt surrounded by love. Time ceased to exist in this state. She describes feeling pulled back to YHWH by an invisible force and knowing with certainty she had been there before. Bobby was angry at God for letting her live after experiencing such profound peace and completeness. The experience left her struggling for years but eventually brought her back to faith. She now helps others with her story, knowing that death is merely a doorway and that everything is connected through divine love. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma from high-speed car accident with life-threatening injuries | Profound spiritual experience with sense of leaving body and encountering divine presence | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Left body as ball of light from chest | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3726 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5378 Brad NDE 9912 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brad_nde_9912.html | 1992 | 2024 | 8 | M |
At age 8 in 1992, Brad was overcome by toxic gases (methane, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide) from a sewage pond on his family farm in Indiana. He collapsed after smelling sulfur while walking between a hog barn and the open sewage pond. He was unconscious on the ground and not discovered by anyone. Brad found himself 30-40 feet in the air looking down at the scene, able to judge the height by a nearby utility pole. He fell through a small black hole into a tunnel, looking backward at the entrance while his consciousness matured from child to adult. He received "downloads" of information, understanding life was like a game with better and worse ways to play. During a life review on panoramic screens, he experienced intense emotional pain feeling what his mother and sister had felt from his actions, multiplied thousandfold, before being cleansed. He walked through a beloved meadow he recognized from previous visits, then entered a great hall with family ancestors arranged like on bleachers. He spoke with them, referencing God as a bright light to his right. He met with a romantic twin-flame figure in a Greek-columned building, discussing their future incarnations wouldn't overlap in timing. Upon return, Brad repeatedly tried to recreate the experience by lying on the same spot, eventually becoming afraid of the area. The experience was buried in his psyche until his 30s, with memories returning in waves. An ayahuasca ceremony later helped unlock forgotten memories of the event. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Toxic gas exposure causing unconsciousness, potentially fatal | Detailed out-of-body observation from specific height, life review with emotional content | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 3 | 0 | Viewed scene from 30-40 feet above | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3727 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5423 Brent H NDE 9981 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brent_h_nde.html | 2024 | 2024-06-25 | 2024 | M |
On June 25, 2024, Brent was walking with his wife on his parents' Tennessee farm around midnight after an argument. He heard what sounded like gunshots and pushed his wife away before experiencing extreme pain in his chest and lower stomach. He fell to the ground with his chest throbbing in agony, believing this was the end of his life. Brent experienced his life flashing before his eyes, shown every life event and emotion he and others felt from his actions. He had an out-of-body experience where he saw his body with his wife crying over him, unable to understand why she couldn't see or hear him. He felt a pull and was transported to another realm where he experienced profound peace and love in gorgeous fields of wildflowers with the bluest sky and vibrant colors. He encountered multiple deceased relatives including his grandmother Delia (mother's mother who died when he was a teen), his grandfather (father's father who never met him), and an eight-year-old girl he discovered was his sister who was stillborn two years before his birth. His grandmother called him "hijo" and told him it wasn't his time, that he had amazing things to do and his children needed him. She gave specific messages for family members and reassured him about his daughter Scarlett. Upon returning to his body in the hospital bed, he found his wife praying desperately. After the experience, he began having vivid dreams, seeing shadows, and hearing whispers, believing his NDE awakened something within him and changed him forever. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death from gunshot wounds to chest and stomach | Detailed observations of deceased relatives with specific names and messages | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw wife crying over his body | 0.00 | Wife | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 3728 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5314 Briana L NDE 9811 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1briana_l_nde.html | 2013 | 2013-10-24 | 2024 | F |
On October 24, 2013, Briana was 27 weeks pregnant and hospitalized for pre-term labor. She had an immediate allergic reaction to medication given to stop contractions, causing her heart rate to spike dangerously. After telling the nurse she felt dizzy, an alarm went off and multiple nurses rushed into the room frantically yelling commands as they worked on her body. Briana found herself looking down from the corner of the room where walls meet ceiling, seeing nurses and doctors in blue and green scrubs blocking her view of her body. After darkness and movement through what she assumes was a tunnel, she emerged in an open plane with no ceiling, floor, or walls. The space was light grey with a fog-like quality she could see through, with no gravity and a floating sensation like being underwater. She encountered two dark, almost black, oval-shaped Beings with extremities protruding from the bottom. Despite their intimidating appearance, they brought comfort and understanding, communicating telepathically without words. They informed her she was dying and had permission to stay on earth or move on, but couldn't remain in that space. They emphasized that returning would mean completing unfinished work that only she could do. She returned abruptly to her body with the doctor joking that they "almost killed you trying to stop" the preterm labor. She kept the experience secret for 9 years. Her daughter was born at 36 weeks. The experience eliminated her fear of death and helps combat suicidal ideation from mental illness. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Life-threatening allergic reaction to medication causing dangerous heart rate | Observed medical team from corner of room, telepathic communication with beings | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 0 | Viewed room from ceiling corner | 1.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3729 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5514 Brittany C NDE 13125 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brittany_c_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-04-09 | 2024 | F |
On April 9, 2009, Brittany was in a severe car accident when a red truck hit their vehicle, causing it to roll five times across the highway. She suffered a severe head wound with blood covering her eyes, was resuscitated with defibrillators in the ambulance, and remained in a coma for three days with a breathing tube. She physically died three times during the ordeal. During her first death experience, she had a blissful, peaceful out-of-body experience looking down at herself being operated on. Her grandmother and great-grandmother were present, smiling at her without speaking. She felt sucked back into her body when resuscitated. During the second death experience when the breathing tube removal failed, she again viewed her body from beside the hospital bed, watching staff reinsert the tube. She felt completely at peace with her life and everything she had done. Her grandmothers appeared again, and she felt the need to go with them as guides to her next life, though still feeling a pull to her physical body. When she looked back at her grandmothers, they had vanished. She experienced peaceful, numbing blissfulness before entering another coma for four days. Upon final awakening, her grandmother appeared at the foot of her bed, nodded as if confirming she made the right choice to stay, then vanished. Brittany believes they appeared not to take her but to help her choose life, though she sometimes wishes she had gone with them. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death three times, resuscitated with defibrillators | Observed surgery and breathing tube procedures from outside body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 3 | 0 | Observed surgery from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 3730 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5322 Bryan G NDE 9820 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bryan_g_nde.html | 1998 | 2024 | 3 | M |
In April 1998, three-year-old Bryan was struck by a yellow pickup truck while playing outside. He was retrieving a rope from the street when the truck hit him at full speed, knocking him unconscious into the middle of the street. He was comatose for several days and required facial reconstructive surgery for a three-inch scar on his left cheek from the impact. Bryan vividly remembers his spirit leaving his body without looking down at what happened. As he floated toward the sky feeling incredibly light, he experienced indescribable pleasure and bliss. Moving upward, he saw a giant orb of light that he believed was the Sun up close. He encountered Mother Mary wearing white and blue robes like the Lady of Fatima, initially with hands clasped as if praying or cradling an unseen baby. Time seemed to freeze briefly as his spirit approached her. Suddenly she looked up and opened her arms as if ready to take him in. He describes this as the most vivid experience of his life. The encounter with Mary was characterized by feelings of bliss, peace, and being welcomed with a sense of wholeness. Bryan woke in a helicopter with his broken skull vibrating on a backboard, followed by surgery and a month of hospitalization. The experience made him curious about spirituality and strengthened his faith as a born-again Christian, though it also led to other spiritual experiences including seeing ghosts. |
4 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Struck by vehicle, comatose for days, required reconstructive surgery | Vivid encounter with religious figure Mother Mary | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw giant orb of light like the Sun | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3731 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5484 Callum L NDE 13074 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1callum_l_nde.html | 2007 | 2024 | M |
In 2007, Callum was fixing a broken water trough while kneeling in water with his elbows submerged. His forehead touched an exposed electrical wire above the trough, causing electrocution that felt like being hit with a bat. He was unconscious for approximately 5-6 hours, from mid-morning until late afternoon, and woke up spread-eagled on his back next to the trough with no one having discovered him. During his unconscious state, Callum experienced living an entire lifetime on another world. He was still himself but as a different person with a different name. In this other life, he had a wife and children who he knew, though he felt confused having come from living another real life. The experience of time was dramatically different - he lived a complete lifetime to old age in the other world while only 5 hours passed on Earth. When he died of old age in that other life, he returned to consciousness at approximately the same time he had been electrocuted. He retained all the memories and lessons learned from that entire lifetime, including memories of being old, dying, and raising children - experiences he hadn't yet had in his current life. The experience left him confused about which reality was real, as when in the other life, his Earth life seemed strange and distant, and vice versa. He realized that religion is lies but God is real as a force of love working within universal physics, believing consciousness is all linked as part of something larger we cannot understand. |
5 | Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Electrocution causing extended unconsciousness | Lived entire alternate lifetime with full memories | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Lived complete alternate lifetime | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3732 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5372 Candace J NDE 9897 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1candace_j_nde.html | 1994 | 1994-01-01 | 2024 | F |
On January 1, 1994, Candace underwent lengthy spine surgery and experienced clinical death when pain medication administered during recovery caused her to stop breathing. A nurse had to administer resuscitation drugs to restart her breathing. The experience has provided purpose and meaning throughout subsequent medical challenges including pancreatic cancer. During the NDE, Candace walked apprehensively through a dark tunnel toward a very bright light, hearing faint orchestrated music. As she moved through the tunnel, she saw a little boy to the right motioning her to come to him, whom she believed was the child she had lost during pregnancy years before. She walked faster trying to reach him, seeing beautiful wildflowers swaying to the music at the tunnel's end. When she desperately wanted to touch the child, her feet became heavy and she couldn't move, overwhelming her with frustration. She woke suddenly with the nurse administering resuscitation drugs at her bedside. Initially, the experience caused anger, disappointment, and resentment about being sent back, questioning her life's purpose. Over the years, Candace has come to understand she still has purpose on Earth. The experience gave her a glimpse of the afterlife and eliminated her fear of death. She has shared her story with countless others, finding it rewarding to help them. When her 35-year-old son died two years ago, she held his hand as life support was removed, telling him not to be afraid and to let go to be with God. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Clinical death from medication overdose during spine surgery recovery | Dark tunnel, bright light, orchestrated music, deceased child, wildflowers | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw deceased child in tunnel | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3733 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5305 Candace Q NDE 9800 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1candace_q_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-03-28 | 2024 | F |
On March 28, 2005, Candace went to the hospital for labor induction and required emergency C-section when her son experienced heart deceleration from the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. After failed epidural, a spinal block went wrong, paralyzing her lungs. She couldn't breathe, speak, or alert staff, going in and out of consciousness until they realized the problem and administered general anesthesia with intubation. During the experience, Candace left her body and saw the nurse with her son and father in the recovery room. She was instantly transported to an endless place of beautiful light everywhere. Her first thought was "I'm home!" - a familiar, peaceful, loving place she had searched for her entire life. She existed as a sphere of energy without a body but aware of being herself. She knew she had a choice to stay or go, understanding she wasn't done with earthly life and needed to complete her life's purpose, though uncertain what it was. She felt her loved ones wanted to share this sacred space but stayed away to avoid swaying her decision. The love she felt was unlike anything in earthly life but very familiar in that realm. She awoke to machines alarming and the nurse over her. Initially dismissing it as medication effects, she later recognized it as a genuine NDE after seeing similar accounts. The experience transformed her from anger at God to definite belief, changing from Catholicism to general spirituality, and eliminating grief for deceased loved ones knowing where they go. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Spinal block paralyzed lungs during emergency C-section | Out-of-body view of recovery room with nurse, son, and father | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw recovery room scene | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3734 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5367 Nikita P NDE 9899 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nikita_p_nde.html | 2023 | 2023-09-06 | 2024 | M | Nikita P was at a youth festival concert when he fainted after falling off a balance board, hitting his neck and arm. While unconscious for what others said was about two minutes, he experienced a slowing of consciousness where time seemed distorted. He heard strange chorus sounds and robotic voices that seemed both near and far. In the darkness, he saw a peculiar sphere resembling a glass ball with fish-eye lens distortion, containing spots with images from his immediate surroundings - lantern garlands, a spruce tree, a man in a festival hood, puddles on the road. He could examine these images by mentally approaching them, realizing they represented the environment around his unconscious body. Recognizing he hadn't achieved everything he wanted in life, he made a conscious choice to return to reality. Upon awakening, he felt shaken and afraid of fainting again. The experience led him to believe our world may not be entirely real, possibly one of many worlds or a simulation, and that death is not something to fear. | 6 | Other | 1 | 2 | 3 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Fainting episode without clear life-threatening event | Vague awareness of surroundings, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw sphere with environmental images | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 3735 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5487 Orlando M NDE 13079 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1orlando_m_nde.html | 1998 | 2024 | 13 | M | At age 13, Orlando was playing with a bike trying to do a wheelie when he lost control, hit the curb, and crashed to the ground. His mother was talking to a neighbor about 7 meters away. After the fall, Orlando experienced extraordinary perceptions - he saw himself from all angles simultaneously, through the eyes of bus passengers who passed by, from above like the sky, through his mother's eyes, and from every imaginable viewpoint. Though unconscious for only 3-5 minutes, he felt an absence of time that could have been eternity. He was surrounded by a warm white light that emanated incredible peace, far beyond anything he'd known. He saw his life flash before him as snapshot photographs against this light. Throughout the experience, he felt overwhelming tranquility and happiness about dying, with no fear despite his mother watching. A man in a white shirt appeared behind him, squeezing his chest and moving him like a puppet, enabling him to breathe again. Orlando could never see this rescuer's face despite seeing everything else clearly. Since that day, the experience fundamentally changed his religious beliefs and relationship with death, making him see God as infinitely greater than any earthly religion describes. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Bike accident with loss of consciousness and seizure | Extraordinary multi-perspective vision, life review, mysterious rescuer | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw self from multiple viewpoints simultaneously | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3736 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5494 Oscar J NDE 13088 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1oscar_j_nde.html | 1965 | 2024 | 25 | M | Oscar J, a chemistry university student, was preparing firecrackers when a massive explosion blinded him temporarily and blew off three fingers on his left hand. With severe abdominal wounds and massive blood loss, he was rushed to the emergency room. As his pain gradually disappeared, his body became increasingly light until he no longer felt it at all. He perceived himself lying in the operating room, observing doctors and nurses talking while he was dying. His consciousness was absorbed as if by a gigantic vacuum, accompanied by immense happiness and peace. He experienced being drawn through this vacuum toward an unusually bright, immense light. Oscar fell into a coma for three days, during which doctors told his parents he was in critical condition and might die. When he regained consciousness a week later and recovered his sight, he felt reluctant to return to this world because of the profound peace he had experienced on the other side. Remarkably, his girlfriend sensed his distress at the moment of the accident despite being far away, feeling his presence and knowing something terrible had happened. The experience eliminated his fear of death and gave him deep respect for all living creatures. | 4 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Explosion injury, coma for three days, critical condition | Clear OBE observing medical team, tunnel experience, girlfriend's remote sensing | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed operating room scene while dying | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3737 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5434 Patricia SR NDE 9995 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1patricia_sr_nde.html | 1972 | 2024 | 11 | F | At age 11, Patricia was preparing to go to the Jersey shore on a hot Sunday. While setting up her father's super-8 projector to play family films, she looked directly into the projector light when the film jammed. She felt a jolt and her vision was affected, seeing colors before her eyes. As her mother and uncle rushed to help, the light grew increasingly bright and her consciousness became distant. Though she could hear them, she couldn't respond. Soon she found herself floating above her family, desperately wanting to return but unable to reach them through an invisible barrier. Overwhelmed with fear and anxiety, everything went black. She awakened in the hospital emergency room, where she learned she had died or nearly died and required resuscitation three times. After ten days of extensive testing, doctors remained uncertain of the exact cause. The experience profoundly altered Patricia's life, leading her to become deeply spiritual and develop psychic abilities including precognitive warnings, sensing others' emotions, and receiving early notifications about loved ones' deaths. She describes feeling chosen to walk between two worlds. | 6 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Unknown cause, required three resuscitations | Clear OBE with observation of family, encountered barrier | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Floating above family members | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3738 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5518 Paula A NDE 13130 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paula_a_nde_13130.html | 2024 | 2024-09-22 | 2024 | F | Paula attempted suicide six months after losing her son, having planned it meticulously since his death. Found dead and revived, she died multiple times in the ambulance and hospital. Her family was told she wouldn't survive, then that her organs had shut down, expecting brain damage and limb loss. In her NDE, she floated in darkness hearing robotic voices announcing human events, then entered a bright room with familiar but unidentified people. A beautiful red dragon passed by. The sky ripped open revealing a golden landscape manifesting before her eyes. She was taken to a mountain meadow where she could zoom to microscopic levels, each spot containing memories she relived from every person's perspective who was impacted by her actions - both directly and indirectly. She learned that what mattered wasn't her actions but how they made others feel, with tiny kindnesses having profound ripple effects. She sensed ancestral presences and her deceased son nearby but wasn't allowed to see him as it would prevent her return. Given a choice, she returned. After two weeks in coma, she fully recovered in three weeks total, defying all medical expectations. Doctors said her drug choice made reversal impossible and she shouldn't have survived. The experience gave her certainty about the afterlife and made her eager to return to death, though no longer suicidal. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Multiple cardiac arrests, organ failure, two-week coma, impossible drug reversal | Detailed life review from multiple perspectives, manifestation of golden realm, specific impact awareness | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 0 | Life review showing impact of actions on others | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3739 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5473 Penny D NDE 13062 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1penny_d_nde.html | 2014 | 2024 | 17 | F | At age 17, Penny D tried synthetic marijuana (K2) with her boyfriend and two adult friends, having used it before without issues. While cooking steak, she suddenly blacked out. Her boyfriend caught her before hitting the ground and carried her to a bed with his friend. As they tried to wake her by slapping her face, Penny left her body and observed the scene from above. She saw herself lying down while simultaneously seeing herself kneeling upward at a right angle from her body, attached at the knees and shins. She appeared as a fog-like mist with no color. From this unusual perspective, she watched them standing at her head trying to revive her. She experienced no emotions - no happiness, pain, anger, or sadness - just neutral observation. The surroundings remained unchanged in color and appearance. Not wanting to fully separate from her body, she didn't move anywhere else, remaining partially attached at her lower legs. She felt someone wanted her to wake up and returned after about two minutes according to witnesses. The experience led her to believe in reincarnation and that consciousness persists in various forms, sometimes as fog or clouds, always present in some form. | 6 | Home | 1 | 4 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drug-induced experience with brief unconsciousness | Basic OBE with observation of resuscitation attempts | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed resuscitation attempts from above | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 5 | |||||||||
| 3740 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5282 Penny S NDE 9773 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1penny_s_nde.html | 2018 | 2018-07-23 | 2024 | 21 | F | Penny S, age 21, drove intoxicated at 50 mph into a tree without a seatbelt, resulting in a DUI. She was unresponsive and had to be "brought back." In her unconscious state, she found herself in a comfortable dark space that felt like an absence of space, experiencing a profound sense of returning home. She felt wrapped in a blanket of comfort, love, unity, and wholeness. Though she couldn't see him, she felt the presence of John, her brother's half-brother who had died at 16 the previous year. His presence communicated without words: "Our older brother cannot handle the loss of another sibling. You have to go back." She then woke in the hospital. Instead of shame about her accident, she felt rebirth and certainty that she needed to change her life completely. She successfully completed DUI classes, being one of only two clients who never missed a day. The experience eliminated her fear of death and hell, giving her certainty that good people reunite with loved ones on the other side, where the whole point is to love and be good. She doesn't know where bad people go but knows they're not where the love is. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident, unresponsive, required resuscitation | Deceased relative communication, specific message about brother | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Communication from deceased relative | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 3741 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5318 Phil R NDE 9816 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1phil_r_nde.html | 2021 | 2021-04-13 | 2024 | 40 | M | Phil R was at work preparing for a production meeting when he took a large breath and slumped in his chair. Colleagues reported he spun in the chair, fell to the floor, and had an intense seizure for about 2 minutes, punching himself and bruising his face. During both this cardiac arrest and another identical one 5 weeks later at home (captured by his loop recorder), Phil experienced remarkable NDEs. While his heart was stopped, he was fully aware and experienced thousands of photo snapshots of his life in rapid succession, shown in a warming, nurturing, healing light. The sensation was like MDMA warmth but far more intense, loving, and nurturing with complete well-being and calm. He felt ultimate knowledge and love from the universe/God appraising and downloading his life back to him in rapid fire. It was the most peaceful harmony with the universe he'd felt in 40 years. The light source seemed warm and nurturing, and he entered what felt like a non-earthly realm of love. Though unconscious about 3-5 minutes each time, the experience felt both instantaneous and eternal. After diagnosis of congenital hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and fitting with an internal loop recorder, Phil now prays with internal appreciation to the universe and feels more connected to a higher being. | 2 | Other | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Two cardiac arrests with seizures, congenital heart condition diagnosed | Detailed life review with thousands of snapshots, divine light experience, profound transformation | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 1 | Life review with photo snapshots | 0.00 | Internal loop recorder | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||
| 3742 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5511 Philippe M NDE 13120 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1philippe_m_nde.html | 1989 | 1989-10-31 | 2024 | 25 | M | Philippe, a 25-year-old chemistry student, was traveling in Nepal when his bus crashed into a ravine on October 31, 1989. Trapped under the overturned bus for several hours, he experienced a profound NDE. Initially thinking "It's really too stupid to die at 25," his consciousness shifted to another dimension where he experienced his life flashing before him in hyper-slow motion, able to dwell on details despite everything happening quickly. He left his body, passing through the bus, and floated above the scene with perfect 360-degree vision. Drawn to a white light, he traveled through a luminous tunnel accompanied by familiar soul presences he recognized as closer than family - beings of light. He felt he was returning to a familiar place, thinking "This is our real world, our home!" with overwhelming feelings of eternal love and infinite knowledge where everything seemed simple and obvious. At the threshold of this realm, gathered souls told him "No, this is not the time for you, you must come back." His consciousness snapped back violently like a bungee cord. While trapped, he maintained extraordinary lucidity and gave precise instructions to his rescuers - a Nepalese engineer and Belgian traveler - directing them to break a window and use a seat bench as a stretcher. After extraction, dozens of Nepalese farmers applauded his survival. He spent a week hospitalized in Kathmandu before repatriation to Paris. Philippe minimized the NDE for 33 years until reading about NDEs in 2022, exactly 33 years later, leading to spiritual awakening and creation of emiste.com. | 5 | Other | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Trapped under bus for hours in Nepalese jungle, multiple injuries | Perfect 360-degree vision while trapped, gave precise rescue instructions, tunnel experience with beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 3 | 1 | 360-degree vision of rescue scene | 1.00 | Nepalese engineer, Belgian traveler, local farmers | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 3743 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5458 Rachel D NDE 13029 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rachel_d_nde.html | 2023 | 2023-11-28 | 2024 | F | Rachel experienced diabetic ketoacidosis leading to sepsis, respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, double pneumonia, and cardiac arrest requiring CPR. She was on a ventilator and feeding tube during her critical illness. During a code in her hospital room, she felt light and looked down to see her lifeless body surrounded by family while doctors worked to revive her. From above, she observed the medical team's resuscitation efforts. Looking up, she saw a bright white light and began reaching for it when two figures stopped her - an older man with a food-stained shirt and an older woman holding a gourd, whom she recognized as her deceased grandparents, "Nana and Papa." They told her, "It's not your time, Rachel Rose," and softly pushed her back into her body. She regained consciousness after this encounter. The experience was distressing, leaving her feeling confused, sad, and hurt, though she also felt some relief and calmness. She understood from everyone's reactions that she had died. The experience reinforced her Jewish faith and she has shared it with everyone she knows, experiencing large life changes as a result. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | DKA, sepsis, cardiac arrest with CPR, respiratory failure, critical condition | Observed resuscitation from above, encountered specific deceased relatives with message | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Ventilator, feeding tube | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw resuscitation efforts from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3744 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5308 Carlos G NDE 9804 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carlos_b_nde.html | 2018 | 2024 | M | Carlos G was in his fourth year of U.S. Army service, stationed in Germany during field training in November 2018. After enduring a week of harsh weather conditions including rain, snow, and hail, he stood guard for seven hours in freezing conditions. Suffering from severe hypothermia, his consciousness began to fade as he sat against a tree. Instantly, all pain and cold vanished, and he found himself standing barefoot in tall green grass, surrounded by indescribable beauty with rolling hills and mayflower trees. A bright flash pulled him back to his cold, painful body where his friend was trying to save him. He experienced this transition twice before being taken for medical treatment. While on the other side, he felt completely washed clean of pain and life, experiencing only comfort without encountering any beings or being able to journey forward. The experience changed his whole life, leading him to pray daily, act with more purpose, and treat people as if they will live thousands of lives together. | 5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening hypothermia with body failure documented | No specific veridical observations reported, only general experience of other realm | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3745 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5379 Catherine NDE 9916 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1catherine_nde_9916.html | 1984 | 2024 | F | Catherine was involved in a road accident in November 1984, being hit by a large van while crossing the street. During surgery to treat her injuries, she died while under anesthesia and required resuscitation. Upon dying, she left her body and saw the operating theater while floating upward, observing everything as she rose through total darkness. She found herself in a bubble surrounded by complete darkness, initially scared she might remain in nothingness forever. She became aware of other deceased people also rising at different stages depending on when they had died. Hearing her name being repeatedly called with instructions to come back, she returned to the operating theater but not immediately to her body. After continued calling, she re-entered her body and woke up, having to settle back into it. The experience was somewhat distressing as she thought she was going up to be judged and might be found unworthy. The experience taught her to let things be by putting them in God's hands. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death during surgery requiring resuscitation | Out-of-body observation of operating theater from above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw operating theater while floating above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3746 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5519 Cesar G NDE 13135 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cesar_g_nde.html | 1990 | 2024 | 23 | M | At age 23, Cesar G underwent minor surgery with halothane gas anesthesia in a military hospital in Colombia on May 17, 1990. He experienced cardiac and respiratory failure from extremely high body temperature and was clinically dead for 15-20 minutes. Suddenly floating in the room as pure energy, he watched doctors and nurses rushing to resuscitate his body. He discovered he could travel to multiple places simultaneously, visiting his parents and brother while understanding the universe's interconnected energy network. Pulled into a tunnel of pure light, he entered a beautiful white space with clouds and felt the presence of a powerful being of pure love and understanding. Through telepathic conversation, his life experiences were projected for review. When asked if he was happy with his life, he expressed desire to finish his studies, have four children, and assist others on Earth. Given the choice to stay, return to his body, or return in a different body, he chose to return to his own body. He descended through cosmos and trees, seeing his body covered with ice in a metallic container before re-entering it painfully. The experience transformed his life, leading him to develop healing abilities, out-of-body experiences, Akashic Records reading, and fulfillment of his dream of four children. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from cardiac and respiratory failure for 15-20 minutes | Saw doctors/nurses resuscitating body, body covered in ice in metallic container, multiple simultaneous locations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw medical team resuscitating body | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3747 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5503 Charles K NDE 13106 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1charles_k_nde_13106.html | 2023 | 2024 | M | On April 14, 2023, Charles K was diagnosed with Wilson's disease causing fourth-degree cirrhosis of the liver. After a doctor's appointment, while his wife briefly left to pick up their children, he passed away as his daughter greeted him. Like a light wind carrying him into deep sleep in a far country, he was attracted to a brilliant light and freed from all pain. In his new light-filled body, he ran toward an enigmatic character whose face was obscured by brilliance. This mysterious being didn't want him to stay and blew a breath that pushed Charles back like a giant hand. He crashed back to consciousness after about an hour, finding many people at home with his wife praying at his feet. Through tears, he told them about his experience and how he hadn't wanted to return except for the violent breath that pushed him back. The experience taught him that the distance between this life and the next is infinitely small, and the joy there incomparably exceeds earthly happiness. Four months later on August 28, 2023, he received a successful liver transplant and is living wonderfully well. | 5 | Home | 7 | 2 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening liver cirrhosis stage 4 | No specific veridical observations, only spiritual experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 3748 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5352 Chris F NDE 9859 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chris_f_nde_9859.html | 1994 | 2024 | M | Chris F was surfing alone in Florida in 1994 when 8-foot waves overwhelmed him, larger than he was accustomed to handling. After falling off his surfboard, he found himself deep underwater, completely out of air and unable to find the surface direction. As he struggled to remain calm and conserve oxygen, everything suddenly became peaceful. Looking up from a dark space through a tube, he saw brilliant white light with human figures appearing at the end. Between 5-10 beings with arms reaching out appeared in the light - he couldn't see their faces due to the brightness but knew them and felt excited to see them. They communicated telepathically, inviting him with friendliness. He felt he had a choice between joining these loving beings forever in complete calm or returning to his chaotic bodily circumstance underwater. Before he could decide, his head suddenly popped above water and he took a breath, coughing up water but able to grab his surfboard and reach shore. The experience showed him a preview of the afterlife where everyone is forgiven and totally accepted, giving him comfort that God still had a purpose for him on Earth. | 5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening near-drowning incident | No specific veridical observations, only spiritual vision | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3749 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5350 Ciara B NDE 9858 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ciara_b_nde.html | 2012 | 2024 | F | Ciara B experienced cardiac arrhythmias (SVT and atrial fibrillation) following a birth control shot. In March 2012, during a severe episode at home, she was taken by ambulance to the hospital where she was given adenosine to reset her heart rhythm. The medication briefly stopped her heart, causing a pop in her head before she found herself above her body watching the medical scene in extreme slow motion. She could perceive details in all directions including microscopic ceiling texture. The hospital room then spun into a vortex leaving only palpable darkness. Memories of this life and OTHER LIVES flooded back, showing moments of hurting and loving others without judgment. A presence telepathically told her it was time to go back and this was just a glimpse. She immediately returned to her body as the nurse removed the syringe. During the experience, she saw a childhood scene from foster care where her toddler brother was spanked - her mother later confirmed this actually happened. The void felt like being wrapped in velvet in a mother's arms with immense love. The experience changed her religious beliefs to be more consistent with reincarnation and the Law of One principles. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Heart stopped by adenosine medication to reset arrhythmia | Saw hospital room in microscopic detail from above, verified childhood memory mother confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw hospital room in extreme slow motion from above | 0.00 | Mother | Incompatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 3750 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5426 Claire W NDE 9984 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1claire_w_nde.html | 2020 | 2024 | F | In April 2020, Claire W fainted while having blood drawn for routine lab tests, having warned the technician about her tendency to faint. She blacked out and was unconscious for almost a minute while violently seizing. During this time, she saw a bright light and passed through what seemed like a tunnel, then experienced her entire life from birth to high school graduation. She saw her parents holding her as a baby with her deceased grandmother present, herself playing with cousins at age 3, and floated above watching everything from above. Time felt both fast and slow simultaneously, as if she was there for years. She heard nurses and technicians yelling her name, which she later confirmed with them. She also saw herself at age 3 falling off a swing and cutting her forehead - an event she had never remembered until the experience, which her mother confirmed actually happened. She saw her deceased grandparents and past pets. Toward the end, she felt her body shaking and jerking, heard the nurses yelling while holding her head, then gasped back to consciousness surrounded by about 10 scared-looking medical staff. The experience felt more real than normal life events. | 5 | Hospital | 3 | 12 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Unconscious for almost a minute with violent seizures | Heard nurses yelling name (confirmed), saw forgotten childhood accident (mother confirmed) | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 2 | Heard nurses yelling her name | 1.00 | Nurse | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3751 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5405 Claudio D NDE 9954 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1claudio_d_nde.html | 1982 | 2024 | M | In 1982, Claudio D was involved in a car accident with three friends when excessive speed caused them to hit a tree. He was in the rear left seat but was thrown onto the front dashboard and lost consciousness for approximately 45-50 minutes. During this time, he experienced no pain and saw a very white light that wasn't dazzling, feeling he was in a state of grace. The light appeared to come through a tunnel, very bright but not blinding, with a bright center that spread to the periphery. He felt light as if floating in the void, immersed in peace, tranquility, and wonderful well-being - sensations he has never felt again. He heard voices of people he recognized but didn't respond because he was so relaxed and wanted to stay in that peaceful state. Everything seemed timeless with no awareness of time passing. When he awoke, he was diagnosed with a severe concussion and took 6-7 days in the hospital to walk again without losing balance. He had no memory of how he returned or who he became when waking. The experience left him feeling that reality was more than just physical existence. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident with 45-50 minutes unconsciousness | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3752 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5397 Damon H NDE 9943 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1damon_h_nde_9943.html | 2021 | 2024 | M | Damon H suffered from atrial fibrillation and dilated cardiomyopathy, nearly dying in January 2021 with blood pressure 197/149 and heart rate 248. On September 21, 2021, he underwent DC cardioversion under general anesthesia to reset his heart rhythm. After the anesthetist counted down from 10 (reaching 6), he lost consciousness and awoke in a black void like space without stars. A jackpot machine-wheel appeared on his left, turning slowly with about 7 pictures, stopping on a beautiful summer sky with deep blue and fluffy white clouds. Instantly transported there without transition, he found himself drifting forward in a desert of blue sky and white clouds, wrapped in unprecedented love and golden sunshine-like light. A semi-circle of featureless white silhouettes in long white robes approached as he drifted toward them with an overwhelming sense of purpose and pure love. Just as he was about to discover something important, he was snatched back like reaching the end of a 500-foot bungee cord. He woke instantly feeling recharged, upset with the anesthetist for bringing him back. The experience changed his life completely - he now prays daily, thinks carefully before acting, and spent weekends recreating what he saw. He knows what awaits at the end and has no fear of death. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 2 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | DC cardioversion under general anesthesia for atrial fibrillation | No specific veridical observations, only spiritual visions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/3/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3753 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5395 Daniel G NDE 9941 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1daniel_g_nde.html | 1954 | 2024 | 4 | M | At age 4 in 1954, Daniel G experienced a severe accident when a garbage truck backed into a power pole that fell on his legs, breaking both ankles. The live wire struck his left shoulder, electrocuting him and setting his clothes on fire, leaving a permanent black tattoo mark. His perspective suddenly changed like a slide projector advancing - first looking through his eyes, then viewing himself from above. Floating without pain or discomfort, he saw himself pinned beneath the pole with wires around him and smoke in the air, recognizing himself clearly from above. Time seemed to slow as he drifted along, observing everything. He watched the garbage truck driver lift the pole off him, carry him into the grocery store, and place him in a janitor's sink to extinguish the fire. The shock of cold water changed his perspective back like advancing to the next slide. He returned to his body, experiencing intense pain and shock, waking later in the hospital with casts on both legs and shoulder bandages. Recovery took 6 months. The experience left such a lasting impression that he never forgot it, and afterward began painting and drawing abstract pictures. Years later, reading about out-of-body experiences validated what he had experienced. | 5 | Other | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Electrocution causing clinical death (cessation of breathing/heart function) | Clearly saw self from above, observed garbage truck driver's rescue actions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw self pinned under power pole from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3754 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5516 Richie F NDE 13127 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richie_f_nde.html | 2023 | 2023-10-22 | 2024 | M | Richie had a seizure disorder and on October 22, 2023, experienced a seizure after his grandmother's birthday party. He fell and hit his head on the sidewalk corner, causing a concussion and vomiting. He inhaled his vomit and went into cardiac arrest. A paramedic performed CPR until emergency services arrived. During the cardiac arrest, Richie observed everything from above his body, watching his mother crying and seeing himself being loaded into the ambulance. He witnessed the medical team using defibrillator paddles on him twice. While floating above his body, he encountered his grandmother's ex-boyfriend who had died a year earlier. The deceased man was smoking a cigarette and told him, "You got and are going to have a full life ahead of you kid. Your family is going to need you, especially now." Richie felt a floating sensation with no pain, happiness, and warmth beaming down on him. He woke up three days later in the hospital with memory issues but recovered relatively quickly. His grandmother passed away two months later on December 20, 2023, which seemed to validate the message he received. | 1 | Ambulance | 10 | 10 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Two episodes of cardiac arrest documented with CPR and defibrillator use | Out-of-body observations of medical procedures and family reactions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw medical procedures and family reactions from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3755 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5465 Rick D NDE 13044 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rick_d_nde_13044.html | 1982 | 2024 | 12 | M | At age 12 in 1982, Rick participated in the dangerous "pass out game" during a slumber party. After hearing a loud crack like lightning and smelling ozone, he was instantly transported to another time and place. He found himself inhabiting the body of a fully grown deceased man lying on a marble altar in an ancient temple. He could feel the cold marble beneath him and see through a sheer fabric covering his naked body. Everything appeared in black and white, with burning torches on the walls and large stone columns. He experienced dual consciousness - both in the body and observing from above. A young veiled woman, who he sensed was his wife in that life, was weeping beside him, comforted by an older man he felt was her father. Rick felt profound sorrow for them and guilt about causing his own death by going into battle unnecessarily. Suddenly, a powerful force pulled the sheer fabric off his body from the feet up, like a magician pulling a tablecloth. His friend later reported Rick had no breathing or pulse for 30-45 seconds and frantically shook him back to consciousness. This experience transformed Rick from a skeptic to a believer in reincarnation and the afterlife, profoundly impacting his spiritual development. | 5 | Home | 5 | 18 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Friend reported no breathing or pulse for 30-45 seconds during pass out game | Detailed past life vision with specific sensory details and dual consciousness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw ancient temple scene from past life | 0.00 | Childhood friend | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3756 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5289 Ricky B NDE 9781 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ricky_b_nde.html | 2007 | 2007-08-12 | 2024 | M | Ricky crashed his motorcycle while traveling over 140 mph, avoiding a car. He flipped three times with the bike before being launched forward and landing headfirst. Upon impact, he immediately experienced a bright, warm light that felt intensely peaceful, with no worries existing. While bathed in this light, he observed the accident scene from above, watching his friends hysterically panicking over his body. He could see his own body lying on the ground looking up at the sky with his bicep up and arm facing down, covered in road rash and blood everywhere. Despite watching this traumatic scene, he felt profound peace and the sense that everything would be okay. During this out-of-body experience, he heard an internal voice that was not his own say, "It's not your time to have a reason." He then woke up staring at the desert sky as adrenaline hit and he jumped to his feet. His friend told him he hadn't taken a breath in about five minutes and everyone was panicked. Remarkably, he started his damaged motorcycle and attempted to ride 40 miles to the hospital, making it 25 miles before needing assistance. The doctor stated he was the luckiest patient that day - the fourth motorcycle accident but the only survivor. | 5 | Other | 5 | 14 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Severe motorcycle accident with reported 5 minutes without breathing | Detailed out-of-body observations of accident scene and own body position | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw accident scene from above | 1.00 | Friends at scene | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3757 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5398 Robert E NDE 9944 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_e_nde_9944.html | 1999 | 1999-10-19 | 2024 | M | Robert was restoring a 1961 Chrysler Windsor when he crashed into a post at 100 mph without wearing a seatbelt. After stepping out and seeing blood on his hand from his forehead injury, he passed out. He immediately found himself outside his body with two beings appearing beside him. They traveled through a tunnel at increasing speed that felt like being ripped apart. He suddenly stood on a grassy hill seeing a pulsating golden-white orb to his left and a mountainous valley filled with millions of people bathed in the orb's light. When he said "Am I dead," someone behind him confirmed "Yes, you are," speaking to his heart area rather than his ears. He was pushed down the hill toward the masses and led to a woman with arms outstretched toward the orb saying "Praise Him." Three years later, he met this woman in life - his girlfriend's mother. He noticed tall, dark, greyish forms surrounding the masses like a fence, which terrified him. Upon seeing Jesus to his left, he leapt into His arms. He returned to his body as if putting on clothes. Paramedics restarted his heart after numerous attempts. He was miraculously healed after a few days in the hospital and felt like walking on clouds for months afterward. | 2 | Other | 10 | 16 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Clinical death confirmed - paramedics restarted heart after numerous attempts | Encountered woman in NDE who he met 3 years later in real life - exceptional veridical element | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw woman praising in afterlife realm | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3758 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5343 Robert RB NDE 9848 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_rb_nde.html | 2008 | 2024 | M | Robert's body began dissolving internal organs from extreme ketoacidosis. After hyperventilating uncontrollably, he passed out at the VA hospital check-in desk. The hyperventilating was his body attempting to expel carbon dioxide from organs dissolving - he was expelling 95% while most people only manage 40% before dying from asphyxiation. During his clinical death, he was taken to what appeared like a black hole's event horizon, seeing swirling gases flowing into a central black disc with an accretion cloud distorted by intense gravity. An invisible path led into the black hole, which he knew would be one-way. Suddenly he received a universal knowledge download - all his life questions were answered, anger dissolved, and he felt true happiness and peace. An ancestor appeared beside him in a form-fitting black suit with copper-colored metal plating and skull-like helmet. The being said he was from Earth's first colonists from another world, chosen to guide Robert back due to no emotional connection. He warned Robert about potential government experimentation on his body and advised future death should be on his own terms. Robert awoke two weeks later from a coma, with doctors saying his consciousness seemed elsewhere during that time. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Clinical death from ketoacidosis causing organ dissolution, resuscitated at VA hospital | Unique astronomical vision of black hole with scientific accuracy, encounter with non-human ancestor | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw black hole event horizon and cosmic phenomena | 0.00 | Incompatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3759 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5345 Robin A NDE 9854 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robin_a_nde.html | 2019 | 2024 | F | Robin was pregnant with twins - one in the uterus and one ectopic between ovary and fallopian tube that burst both organs. Initially misdiagnosed as ovarian cyst, she hemorrhaged three days later and walked five blocks through a blizzard to the emergency room after losing 2 liters of blood. Medical staff couldn't believe she was alive and conscious. During emergency surgery, she floated in an infinite dark atmosphere watching scenes from her life fly by too quickly to focus on. A purplish-blue light appeared like an open doorway, bringing feelings of overwhelming peace, calm, and love beyond human comprehension. She felt she'd finally found the intimacy she'd searched for her whole life. Surrounded by loving presences she sensed as older men and women (though seeing no distinct details), she was being welcomed when suddenly pulled back through a tunnel at light speed. She awoke on the operating table screaming at the surgeon "WHY DID YOU BRING ME BACK HERE!" filled with intense rage. The experience validated her lifelong feelings about energy transfer after death and enhanced her existing premonition abilities, which she later developed through remote-viewing training. She believes everyone is connected to infinite love and wishes all could experience this to understand our fundamental unity. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Life-threatening hemorrhage from ectopic pregnancy, lost 2 liters of blood, emergency surgery | Profound spiritual visions and encounters, though not independently verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/3/2025 | 1 | 0 | Life review and spiritual realm perception | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3760 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5474 Rogier J NDE 13063 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rogier_j_nde.html | 1976 | 1976-07-28 | 2024 | 0 | M | Rogier experienced recurring dreams/nightmares for 40 years about his birth experience, which he finally understood at age 40. The dreams stopped after gaining this understanding. In the experience, he was aware in his mother's uterus feeling warm and comfortable. When natural childbirth began, he faced a choice - the birth canal was blocked by the umbilical cord around his neck, or he could give up and not be born. He felt a strong need to be born and knew the birth canal was bottom right. Three tall, non-human creatures appeared on his upper left. They weren't human but glowed with high orange-light energy, wearing brownish cloaks with long faces. The middle creature communicated telepathically with him, giving a kind and convincing head-nod that made him feel comfortable and welcomed. After this encouragement, the vision disappeared and he was born completely blue from lack of oxygen. The midwife brought him back to life. He interprets this as beings giving him the choice and encouragement to live when facing potential death at birth. The experience convinced him that supreme beings exist and gave him a sense that we must live life in the best possible manner to grow and potentially become higher beings. | 5 | Home | 7 | 10 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Born blue from umbilical cord strangulation, resuscitated by midwife | Pre-birth awareness with accurate detail about umbilical cord complication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Pre-birth awareness and encounter with beings | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||
| 3761 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5280 Ryan M NDE 9771 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ryan_m_nde_9771.html | 2008 | 2008-12-12 | 2024 | 14 | M | Ryan, a 14-year-old freshman in Civil Air Patrol planning a military career, suffered a severe asthma attack after running two miles during winter training. His lungs seized up and he lost consciousness, being taken by ambulance to the hospital. He experienced waking to an ethereal silvery-white light vortex or tunnel. Flying through this portal, he was greeted by every influential man in his life along the sides, who said hello and gave him messages. This was followed by every impactful woman in his life, ending with his grandmother, mother, and finally a glowing bright figure of extraordinary beauty he thought might be Mother Mary or Mother Nature. The figure had a delicate, assuring voice and gave him wisdom about his life path, specifically telling him he wasn't a killer and his current military path wasn't his. The experience felt like five minutes but was actually about an hour of unconsciousness. The vision transformed him from pursuing a military career as an infantryman/sniper to seeking paths that bring joy and beauty. He became quieter, more reserved, and conscious of his actions, developing anxiety about living righteously. The experience made him a believer in God and judgment, understanding we must bring beauty to places that need it most. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 12 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Severe asthma attack causing loss of consciousness, hospitalized | Detailed tunnel experience with deceased relatives and divine feminine figure providing life guidance | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Tunnel vortex with greeting figures and divine feminine | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3762 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5292 Ryan P NDE 9785 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ryan_p_nde.html | 2017 | 2017-07-30 | 2024 | M | Ryan and his wife were awakened by news that his mother-in-law was in her final moments from melanoma. While his wife went to her mother's side, Ryan went to the emergency room feeling unwell. Initially discharged with anxiety diagnosis, he was called back when tests revealed he was having a heart attack. While being re-admitted with difficulty getting an IV line, he closed his eyes and prayed the Our Father repeatedly. Instantly, he found himself in a train depot or meeting place filled with clusters of brilliant light resembling Star Trek transporter effects. These lights provided peaceful feelings. Focusing on one cluster, he discovered it was his mother-in-law who had passed only an hour or two earlier. He experienced overwhelming calmness and peace, initially thinking he would go with her, but she communicated he would be okay. What felt like 60 minutes was actually seconds. He awoke surrounded by doctors still working on his IV. The experience eliminated his lifelong anxiety about uncontrollable situations. He became more in-tune with his intuition and better able to recognize when God speaks through circumstances and people. The shared experience with his recently deceased mother-in-law was particularly meaningful given their prior conversations about faith. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Confirmed heart attack by medical tests, called back to hospital urgently | Encountered mother-in-law who had died 1-2 hours earlier - remarkable timing correlation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw recently deceased mother-in-law as light being | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3763 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5403 Sabine S NDE 9950 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sabine_s_nde.html | 1968 | 2024 | 4 | F | At age four, Sabine went to a swimming lake with her parents. Her swim ring slipped down to her thighs, pulling her upper body underwater with legs at the surface. Despite many people nearby, no one noticed her drowning. She desperately tried to reach the surface while swallowing water and panicking. Knowing she was dying, an eerie calm suddenly overcame her. She left her body and felt she was everywhere, knowing everything anyone could ever know. The calm was indescribably beautiful with profound security. She experienced wonderful colors, particularly remembering vivid turquoise, and saw brilliant sparkling light. She felt both like a drop in the sea and simultaneously the whole sea itself - complete unity with everything. Her consciousness seemed timeless and adult-like rather than that of a small child. Her aunt spotted her and pulled her from the water. Upon waking on the family blanket, she wondered why everyone was disturbed since she had felt perfectly fine where she had been. The experience launched a lifelong spiritual quest to understand what happened. Despite being only four, she remembers every detail vividly and more accurately than other childhood events. The experience convinced her of universal connection and oneness. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Near-drowning at age 4, rescued by aunt who witnessed the event | Experience of omniscience, unity consciousness, and adult awareness at age 4 | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 1 | Unity consciousness and omniscience experience | 0.00 | Aunt | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 3764 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5496 Sam B NDE 13094 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sam_b_nde_13094.html | 2017 | 2024 | 14 | M | Sam B, a 14-year-old male, experienced a near-death event in March 2017 after misusing compressed air duster for inhalation. After taking two large breaths from the can while sitting on his bed, he lost consciousness and experienced a profound out-of-body experience. Sam found himself floating in the corner ceiling of his bedroom, observing his unconscious body slumped over on the bed in perfect detail. He could see the air duster can on the floor and his motionless form exactly as it was positioned. Time seemed to stand still during the experience, and he felt completely at peace without any fear. He had conscious awareness to think "Wow, I'm looking at myself. What the hell?" The experience felt entirely real, with Sam able to observe his room including his computer screen showing the game he had been playing. After what felt like an extended period but was likely 3-7 minutes, he was suddenly pulled back into his body. Upon returning, everything in his room was exactly as he had seen it from his floating perspective. The experience left him with lasting questions about consciousness, the afterlife, and the nature of reality, contributing to his eventual shift from Baptist Christianity to agnosticism. | 5 | Home | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening inhalant misuse causing unconsciousness | Clear out-of-body experience with accurate observation of room and body position | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own unconscious body from corner ceiling | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 3765 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5357 Samantha S NDE 9869 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1samantha_s_nde.html | 1968 | 2024 | F | Samantha S experienced a near-death event on March 24, 1968, three days postpartum following childbirth. While at home with family, she began experiencing steady bleeding that persisted for about three hours. Despite using towels and blankets to manage the bleeding and passing small clots, her condition worsened. When attempting to get to the car for transport to the hospital, she collapsed in her living room. During her unconscious state, Samantha found herself in a dark area where hundreds of pictures from her life appeared on what seemed like a wall, displayed as if from a reel of film. The remarkable aspect of this life review was her ability to simultaneously feel and comprehend the emotions attached to every single picture - both individually and collectively. She could absorb all the feelings and experiences from her entire life at once, describing it as an incomprehensible yet real ability. She was then back on the floor, transported to the emergency room where a doctor's examination revealed a large blood clot, prompting immediate surgery. She received several pints of blood and spent days recovering. The experience profoundly impacted her spiritual awareness and understanding of human consciousness, leaving her with the knowledge that humans possess the remarkable ability to review and comprehend their entire life experience in a way that transcends normal consciousness. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 0 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Postpartum hemorrhage requiring emergency surgery and blood transfusions | Life review only, no veridical observations of physical environment | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3766 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5361 Sandra DP NDE 9877 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sandra_dp_nde.html | 1959 | 2024 | 6 | F | Sandra DP, age 6, experienced a near-death event while drowning in a Wisconsin lake in summer 1959 or 1960. While swimming with her family, she ran down a pier and jumped into water too deep for her to stand. Unable to swim, she began sinking calmly without fear, observing bubbles rising from her mouth. She then found herself above her body, seeing herself upside-down wearing an orange swimsuit with yellow animal print. She floated quickly through an upward-sloping tunnel toward brilliant light, arriving at a beautiful place with abundant green vegetation. To her right was an extremely bright being of light, much larger than herself, whom she now identifies as Jesus Christ. The being was kind, loving, and seemed to know her. Though communication was non-verbal, she was made to understand she could not stay and had to return, despite her strong desire to remain. She witnessed her father frantically diving and searching in the murky water until his hands found her ankles. The moment he grabbed her, she felt "sucked back" into her body. Her father performed rescue breathing, expelling "frog water" from her lungs. The experience left her with lifelong questions about her purpose, believing she was sent back for a reason. She kept the experience secret for over 40 years before sharing it with her father, who confirmed finding her lifeless underwater. The event shaped her into a serious, analytical person who masks deep thoughts with humor while constantly searching for her life's purpose. | 5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Drowning with loss of consciousness, rescued by father | Multiple specific veridical observations including seeing body position and father's rescue efforts | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw own body underwater from above | 1.00 | Father | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3767 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5492 Sean O NDE 13085 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sean_o_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-11-04 | 2024 | M | Sean O experienced a near-death event on November 4, 2009, while ill with swine flu. At approximately 2:00 AM, while in bed, he entered a very dark room and heard a door slam shut behind him. He saw a bright vertical light stretching from ground to beyond sight, took two steps toward it, and landed on a small platform that shot him upward at lightning speed. The platform stopped at the top in pitch darkness, where he saw a bright white stage 20-30 feet away. On the stage stood his deceased father at the front and his deceased cousin Colin slightly behind and to the left. Colin had a distinctive dark, straggly beard from jawline down that Sean had never seen him have while alive. An elderly woman built into the wall at the back of the stage was clearly in charge, monitoring everything. Only his father spoke, delivering an urgent message: "If you want to see Colleen and those boys again, you better go straight back down. You better start breathing and you better start fighting!" Sean immediately began falling, and as he looked up, his father reached over saying "We'll still be here if you need us." He landed back in bed with a thud, took a deep breath, and found himself in fetal position without his CPAP machine. His wife drove him to the hospital where he spent 5 days in ICU with doctors initially doubtful of his survival. The experience provided Sean with confirmation of an afterlife and the continued presence of deceased loved ones. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe swine flu requiring 5 days in ICU, doctor said survival unlikely | Saw deceased relatives with specific details like cousin's unusual beard | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw deceased father and cousin on bright stage | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 3768 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5508 Sharene E NDE 13115 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sharene_e_nde.html | 1988 | 1988-11-19 | 2024 | F | On November 19, 1988, Sharene E experienced a catastrophic vehicle accident when a red F-150 truck traveling at 98 MPH in a 25 MPH zone became airborne after hitting a parked car and struck her as she stood by her vehicle. The impact crushed her between the truck and her car, breaking ribs and folding her body backwards. During this trauma, she left her body and found herself walking on the street, bathed in beautiful blue light. After four steps, she heard her name called and saw a tunnel entrance with her deceased skating coach who had died when she was 16, standing alongside her maternal grandmother whom she had never met. She then noticed her body on the ground and experienced "waving ribbons" of colored lights at knee-height that contained love, peace, and joy. Realizing her body was "still viable," she asked God (whom she felt looking over her right shoulder) to decide for her. God said "Go back," and she agreed. Upon returning, she experienced severe pain and had tunnel vision. The blue light phenomenon was independently witnessed by the responding paramedic, who had never visited an accident scene before in his 10-year career but returned the next morning because he had experienced "the manifest presence of God" in the light. He confirmed seeing the blue light with no obvious source and revealed she had been mistakenly treated as indigent at the hospital. This divine encounter transformed her from lukewarm faith to committed Christianity, though it took 35 years to fully process the spiritual implications. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 18 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe trauma from high-speed vehicle impact requiring emergency treatment | Multiple veridical observations including OBE viewing of scene, deceased beings, blue light independently witnessed by paramedic | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 1 | Blue light phenomenon witnessed by paramedic | 1.00 | Paramedic | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 3769 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5381 Sharon Q NDE 9915 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sharon_q_nde.html | 1975 | 2024 | F | Sharon Q experienced a near-death event in mid-1970s (March or April) following a mysterious mix-up where she received a St. Francis of Assisi statuette instead of her ordered item, with the company insisting she keep it for a "Greater God-reason." While backing her van out of a garage, the vehicle jumped into gear and pinned her against a brick wall separator, crushing her body. She experienced excruciating pain, lost bodily functions, and knew she was dying. Her consciousness shifted to her "SPIRIT SELF," and she exited through the soft spot in her skull. Free from physical constraints, she observed the scene below including an elderly neighbor gasping. She then encountered Kuthumi (St. Francis of Assisi) in his Eternal Presence as a Light vignette surrounded by cherubs. Through wordless Light and Love communion, she learned she was being recalled for a "safety valve" life review due to dangerous backsliding, particularly alcohol addiction that was leading her astray from her soul path. She was offered a choice: return immediately to her body or be reborn as an infant. She chose to return and experience a miracle with no serious injuries despite the crushing trauma. Upon return, a mysterious man in a cap appeared who knew her spiritual agreements with Kuthumi, confirmed her miracle, then disappeared. Hospital x-rays revealed no internal injuries despite the paramedics' expectations. The experience led her to overcome addiction and dedicate herself to spiritual teaching and healing. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Crushed between van and brick wall, life-threatening trauma | OBE observations of scene, mysterious man who knew details of spiritual experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Mysterious man knew details of spiritual agreements | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3770 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5273 Simona V NDE 9756 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1simona_v_nde.html | 1976 | 2024 | 11 | F | Simona V, age 11, experienced a near-death event in 1976 while playing in an apartment pool in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Unable to swim and sensitive to cold, she had resisted swimming lessons. On this warm day, she and her brother played in the shallow end before she attempted to walk toward the deep end on tiptoes. She suddenly became submerged, watching the blue sky disappear. Initial panic and terror led to disconnected thrashing movements as she pleaded "How do I escape?" Then, like a light switching on, everything transformed from despair to complete bliss. She witnessed a brilliant sphere of light filled with sparkling colors and purity that defied description. All fear vanished, her body relaxed, and she felt only joy. The thought "What was I so afraid of anyway?" entered her consciousness as linear time ceased to exist. A beckoning to rest led to sleep. She awoke coughing water on the pool walkway with a young male college student asking if she was okay, having been given CPR. The experience motivated her to learn swimming within two weeks, overcoming her fear of cold water. She received newspaper coverage for her swimming lessons at Lake Coeur d'Alene. The experience granted her the gift of knowing there is nothing to fear about dying and that consciousness continues after bodily death. | 5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drowning requiring CPR to revive | Brilliant light experience but no specific veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3771 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5301 Sorina M NDE 9796 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sorina_m_nde.html | 1991 | 2024 | 0 | F | Sorina M experienced a near-death event at approximately one month old in May 1991 when she drowned during bathing. Her mother was washing her when water drops entered her mouth causing aspiration. She immediately began foaming at the mouth, turned blue-purple, and went stiff. After 15 minutes of continuous foaming, she was transported to the hospital. During this event, Sorina found herself at the edge of a tunnel, playing with bright warm light using her right hand. Inside the tunnel, she saw three men to the left who were chatting happily and occasionally looking at her without worry. She witnessed disturbing visions of hell, saw her mother crying outside the hospital, and observed a male doctor/nurse holding her while administering injections. She experienced a future vision showing she would have blonde-haired, blue-eyed children despite having brown eyes. She saw what her mother's grief would be if she died and made a conscious decision to return. She floated above her mother after deciding to come back. Upon initially entering her body when the medical professional was treating her, she felt relief from him but quickly left again due to shame about being naked. She retained these memories throughout childhood but didn't understand their origin until age 28 when her mother confirmed the drowning incident. Her mother described the exact medical details Sorina had remembered. The experience included elements of past and future vision, with Sorina later claiming enhanced abilities to see future events. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Infant drowning with 15+ minutes of respiratory distress | Accurate memories from infancy including medical procedures, future vision of children | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw medical procedures as infant | 1.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 3772 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5527 Stacey RS NDE 13144 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stacey_rs_nde.html | 1995 | 2024 | 19 | F | Stacey RS, age 19, experienced a near-death event in 1995 during a severe case of meningitis. After feeling ill from dieting, she unusually asked to stay with her parents. Her mother, who worked 35 minutes away, had a "weird feeling" and came home just as Stacey collapsed while walking to her bedroom. At the emergency room, she experienced word salad speech and lost consciousness. She floated to the corner ceiling of the room, observing her mother crying with another woman by the door. After 8+ hours of unconsciousness, she found herself as a little girl in a field of beautiful flowers with radiant light. She was swinging with her sister (who was and remains alive) in a scene reminiscent of a beloved childhood park. The light was described as pearly white and all-encompassing, bringing incredible peace she had never experienced despite her history of severe abuse. Her still-living father appeared looking down on them. No words were spoken, but complete understanding existed. Upon return, she immediately tried to leave the hospital, pulling out her catheter and IVs. The experience was particularly remarkable given her severely abusive childhood and distant relationship with her sister, yet in the NDE they were extremely close. The event catalyzed major life changes - she bought a plane ticket and moved to Guam for two years, developing a lasting attraction to islands. The experience provided her with a sense of being watched over and protected, transforming her perspective from an abuse survivor to someone who experiences profound peace and divine love. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe meningitis with prolonged unconsciousness | OBE with observation of mother and hospital scene from ceiling | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed hospital room from ceiling corner | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3773 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5291 Steelley P NDE 9784 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1steelley_p_nde.html | 2020 | 2020-06-20 | 2024 | M | Steelley was working on a friend's car when it fell off the jack onto his chest and arms, trapping him for 90-120 seconds until he lost consciousness. During unconsciousness, he experienced a profound out-of-body state where he watched his friends lift the car and drag him out. He saw his life from infancy with forgotten memories and witnessed future visions of his children grown up and his wife with another man. He felt completely at peace with death and eternity in heaven, surrounded by an aura around his memories and visions. After being life-flighted to the trauma center, he spent 7 hours there with no immediate physical issues but was later diagnosed with acute stress syndrome and PTSD. The veridical elements include his observation of his friends' rescue efforts from above his body and specific details about their actions while he was unconscious. Upon regaining consciousness, his friend had slapped his face and given him water, confirming the physical events. The experience left him with altered perceptions about death, feeling it as natural and not to be feared, though he struggled with PTSD afterward. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening trauma from car falling on chest, unconscious | Observed friends lifting car and dragging him out while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw friends lifting car off him | 1.00 | Two friends | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 3774 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5504 Sterling K NDE 13104 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sterling_k_nde.html | 2019 | 2019-01-01 | 2024 | M | Sterling experienced severe breathing difficulties and was rushed to the ER on New Year's Day 2019 after coughing up blood. He went into cardiac arrest with full pulmonary embolisms in both lungs and was resuscitated after 44 minutes, then placed in a medically induced coma for 11 days. During his cardiac arrest, he observed his body from the corner of the emergency room ceiling, watching staff work to resuscitate him without recognizing himself or feeling any urgency. He then rose rapidly until Earth became a tiny prick of light and entered a brilliant light that enveloped him. There he met his deceased father who told him it wasn't his time yet and that his daughters and grandchildren still needed him. They walked together in a crystalline park-like setting where everything emitted joy and light, conversing telepathically for what seemed like a week and a half. His father explained his work on Earth wasn't complete before sending him back. Sterling awoke after 11 days with diminished lung capacity and dead heart tissue but gained the ability to sense spirit presences. The experience eliminated his fear of death and strengthened his spiritual awareness. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest with 44 minutes of resuscitation, pulmonary embolisms | Detailed observations of ER scene from ceiling, crystalline otherworldly environment | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/4/2025 | 3 | 0 | Observed resuscitation from ceiling | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3775 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5274 Steve P NDE 9761 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1steve_p_nde_9761.html | 2019 | 2019-09-18 | 2024 | 62 | M | Steve, suffering from long-term heart problems with 25% ejection fraction, entered heart failure in September 2019 and was placed in a medically induced coma for two days. During his clinical death, he felt his soul snap out of his body after a struggle and observed Kim and Alice by his bedside from the ceiling. He was drawn through a shimmering light filled with millions of flickering particles into a realm of complete belonging and Agape Love. Initially overwhelmed by millions of worshippers praising God, he witnessed a massive heavenly city with walls extending infinitely, surrounded by fields of beautiful flowers where people and animals strolled together. His deceased parents greeted him, with his father showing his previously missing finger restored. He met many deceased relatives including those who had committed suicide, struggled with addiction, and lived controversial lives, all present in heaven. Steve was not allowed to enter the city gates and was told he had work to do before being sent back. He then experienced hell as a cold, black void where he was suspended in an oval cave with mysterious writing on the walls and encountered Satan as a handsome, well-dressed man. After extensive experiences in both realms lasting what felt like days, he returned to his body and later received an LVAD device, feeling better than he had in years. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Heart failure requiring medically induced coma, clinical death | Extremely detailed observations of heaven, hell, deceased relatives with specific identifying features | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/4/2025 | 5 | 0 | Observed hospital room from ceiling | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3776 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5467 Susan T NDE 13048 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1susan_t_nde_13048.html | 2003 | 2003-11-06 | 2024 | F | Susan underwent an emergency C-section for her third child in 2003. After successfully delivering her son and beginning to breastfeed in recovery, she noticed gray dimming around her vision edges and alerted the nurse to very low blood pressure. She was rushed back to surgery for internal bleeding. During the medical crisis, Susan found herself in what she thought was a dream-like state, standing in a large field of tall grass with flowers surrounded by a circle of trees. She heard tribal drumming that seemed to call her, and she walked through the field trying to find its source but never locating it before returning to her body. The doctor later confirmed she had died on the operating table when they reopened her stomach and blood poured out, telling her with tears in his eyes that she had died. Susan experienced only the beautiful field and drumming without seeing other people or having life reviews. She notes having had other unusual experiences throughout her lifetime and is currently undergoing chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma diagnosed in December 2023, where she experienced seeing the word "Mother" in "Chemotherapy" as a healing sign. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death during emergency surgery for internal bleeding after C-section | Simple otherworldly realm observation, no veridical elements | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Field with tribal drumming | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 4 | |||||||||
| 3777 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5463 Susan W NDE 13039 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1susan_w_nde.html | 1966 | 1966-10-01 | 2024 | 1 | F | At 18 months old, Susan was hospitalized for three months with spinal meningitis and double pneumonia. Her family was told to pick funeral clothing as she wouldn't survive the night, but they prayed all night and she miraculously recovered. During her illness, Susan floated above her body then found herself on the floor looking up at her crib. A lady in white emanating brilliant light appeared and hid her from Death, who appeared as a figure in a black robe searching for her. The lady said "He is death and he is looking for you; but he can't take you if he doesn't see you." After Death left, she lifted Susan saying "It is not your time" and placed her back in her body. The next morning, X-rays showed nothing wrong and doctors called her a walking miracle. Days later at home, Susan's mother saw her reach up smiling in her sleep then wail when woken, saying Jesus had come but said it wasn't her time. Susan developed near-photographic memory, could read and write early, and sang in Aramaic about "the Lady of the Sea" according to their priest. She gained ESP abilities, sensing when people would die and seeing spirits. The experience left her feeling constantly watched over and protected throughout life. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Spinal meningitis and double pneumonia, expected to die, miraculous recovery | Specific encounter with Lady in White and Death figure, developed unusual abilities | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 1 | Lady in White hiding her from Death | 0.00 | Family members, priest | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||
| 3778 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5335 Tamara H NDE 9836 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tamara_h_nde.html | 1995 | 1995-04-08 | 2024 | F | During a problematic labor lasting over 24 hours, Tamara underwent an emergency C-section when the baby's vitals became critical. The surgery began before proper numbing, causing her to scream in pain, then her blood pressure dropped. She felt herself leave her body and observed the operating room from above, seeing everyone in the room and the other side of the drape where surgery was happening. She told the anesthesiologist "I'm leaving," which her husband heard. The anesthesiologist scrambled and injected something, with her husband reporting they slammed a hypo needle into her leg, bringing her back to her body. Her daughter was born with an Apgar score of 2, requiring resuscitation and removal of bile from her throat. Tamara needed a blood transfusion for blood loss. During the OBE, she experienced only visual perception without sound, like watching TV with sound off, seeing the entire room in slow motion. She felt calm, aware, peaceful, and experienced unity with the world. The experience changed her beliefs from traditional Christian heaven concepts to believing in soul continuation and reincarnation, though she maintains Christian identity. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Emergency C-section, blood pressure drop, significant blood loss | Observed surgery from above drape, saw medical team's actions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw other side of surgical drape | 1.00 | Husband | Low Compatibility | 5 | ||||||||
| 3779 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5468 Terence M NDE 13049 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1terence_m_nde.html | 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 2024 | 73 | M | Terence, experiencing chest pain on Christmas Eve 2015, delayed seeking help until reaching the hospital at 11:45pm. After initial ECG showed nothing wrong, he was moved for X-rays when he suddenly experienced 15 minutes of clinical death from myocardial infarction with two broken ribs from resuscitation. During cardiac arrest, he experienced brilliant golden light reflecting from seamless golden clouds with ecstasy, bliss, and perfect peace beyond description. No thoughts intruded on this sublime awareness, with no sense of "I" having the experience - time ceased to exist as if it stopped when the brain shut down. He was resuscitated by phone-directed emergency staff using powerful infusions over three hours, remembering beautiful golden light visions. For six days afterward in the Coronary Care Unit, he experienced absence of self-preoccupation, emanating love from every pore, attracting young nurses who sensed universal divine love he brought back. His ego temporarily "died" with no fear of death remaining. The experience led him to reject all organized religion, seeing duality as ignorance, pursuing non-dual spirituality through Advaita Vedanta and studying consciousness as the ontological primitive. He interprets his NDE as temporary brain shutdown revealing pure awareness that underlies all conscious experience. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Myocardial infarction with 15 minutes clinical death, resuscitation | Pure light/consciousness experience without specific veridical content | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 0 | Golden light and clouds | 0.00 | Incompatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3780 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5471 Thangam K NDE 13058 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1thangam_k_nde.html | 2024 | 2024-07-22 | 2024 | F | Thangam was doing household chores when she choked, couldn't breathe, felt her head getting heavy then light, fell onto the bed and passed out. She felt herself floating and sliding upwards on a bright white light slide in sky-blue and white colors, reaching a room like a doctor's waiting room at the top. Her deceased mother and four sisters were there wearing white jackets with clouds beneath their feet, all looking young and happy. Her mother sat closest to a gold door with a small space beside her. When Thangam moved to sit next to her mother, her mother spread her arms blocking her, her smile turning cross, telling her to go and that she shouldn't be there. Thangam felt dropped back into her body and started coughing, feeling happy and smiling afterward. She experienced extreme happiness like a child with a new Christmas toy, incredible peace and joy, feeling united with the world and achieving something great. The presence of the closed golden door seemed to house the supreme being. She felt loved and accepted but was protected and sent back by her mother and aunts. Since the experience, she takes each day as it comes without rigid religious beliefs, having gained messages from a higher power and sensing when someone will pass on or how things will turn out. | 5 | Home | 3 | 7 | 10 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Choking incident causing loss of consciousness | Saw deceased mother and sisters in specific setting with golden door | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Deceased relatives in waiting room | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 3781 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5332 Thomas B NDE 9832 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1thomas_b_nde_9832.html | 1989 | 1989-04-06 | 2024 | 9 | M | Nine-year-old Thomas was hit by a car while jumping his bike, thrown 10 yards, and died for approximately 6 minutes before EMT resuscitation. He floated 30 feet above watching the ambulance arrive and EMT performing CPR, seeing his frantic mother and others, feeling calm without emotions. Rising counter-clockwise, he saw blooming magnolia trees and oak tops before entering a bright place where he watched a 3D movie of his life from multiple perspectives. Resisting a bad action caused yellow light to shoot from his chest, hitting a Being of light and revealing hundreds of beautiful plasma-like beings with colored cores and bluish heads who repeatedly said "You are loved, you are welcome here." Two beings stepped forward, one saying "welcome back" before being shushed by the other. After interactions lasting about 30 minutes, a Great Being appeared - twice the size of others, like a white flame with a face, containing shimmers of all colors. This Being said "You are loved, you are accepted" but then "I am sorry, you must go back now." When Thomas asked who he was, the Being appeared as an old man with white hair and baby-like skin, saying "This is how you see Me" before sending him back saying "you are not finished." Thomas tried telling his mother and doctor immediately but was dismissed as having head injury hallucinations, leading him to 25 years of religious research before finding confirmation in the Old Testament. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 18 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Hit by car, died for 6 minutes, CPR resuscitation | Detailed observations of accident scene, beings, life review, Great Being | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 5 | 0 | Accident scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 3782 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5281 Thomas L NDE 9772 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1thomas_l_nde.html | 2020 | 2020-01-31 | 2024 | M | Thomas's ex-girlfriend went psychotic and kicked his head into a concrete wall, knocking him unconscious. His awareness was sent through a tunnel that transported him into what looked like infinite black space with two gigantic archangels and a huge ball of light between them. He experienced incredible peace, safety, and divine presence never felt in earthly life. The angel on the left, resembling Archangel Michael artwork, seemed to watch over him and communicate he would be okay. He transported back and forth between his body and the other dimension several times, opening his eyes to see his ex-girlfriend who felt possessed by something demonic - the complete opposite of what he experienced out of body. The experience occurred to someone who never considered himself religious or interested in Christianity, yet recognized the beings as archangels with one specifically resembling Michael. The divine light ball between the angels felt sacred beyond explanation. Afterward, he gained deeper empathy for people and stronger connection to nature, no longer fearing death as he knows there is peace after death. He experienced the same peaceful sensation during later fainting episodes in 2023, feeling the vortex tunnel again though without visions. | 5 | Home | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe head trauma from assault causing unconsciousness | Saw specific archangels including one resembling Michael, divine light ball | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 0 | Two archangels and divine light | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3783 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5390 Darry H NDE 9933 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1darry_w_nde.html | 2000 | 2000-08-29 | 2024 | M | Darry was shot point-blank in the back of the head at a party by someone angry about a female. He experienced floating up and over houses, feeling the direction he was going. When people talked to him, it sounded like they were getting farther away, but when he responded, he could feel himself back in his body on the ground. This happened 3-4 times as he floated away and returned. He could feel the ambulance turning corners and heard paramedics asking if he was with them. He arrived at shock-trauma unable to see and thought he might be dead. A witness later told him that he had said "You can't kill me, only God can kill me." The experience left him feeling confused throughout, with no sense of time. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Gunshot wound to head, life-threatening trauma | Floating observations, hearing people talking, feeling ambulance movement | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 1 | Floating over houses and hearing people | 0.00 | Unnamed witness | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 3784 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5411 David H NDE 9964 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_h_nde_9964.html | 2008 | 2008-05-30 | 2024 | 46 | M | David, 46, underwent cardiac bypass surgery due to hereditary heart problems. During surgery, his heart was stopped for grafting. He experienced terrible deafness and darkness before floating out of his body, seeing the medical team working on him. He floated up near the ceiling, then saw his deceased father and grandfather at the end of a long hallway. They appeared as he remembered them but did not acknowledge him. A man emerged who identified himself as David's brother who had died in infancy - unknown to David until his mother confirmed it. The brother explained this was a place for those who died young to experience life they missed. David was told it wasn't his time and he would return. He had no memories of loved ones during the experience, felt no pain or emotions except initial confusion. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest during bypass surgery with heart stopped | Saw deceased relatives, learned of unknown brother who died in infancy, specific details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw medical team working on body | 0.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||
| 3785 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5441 David J NDE 13002 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_j_nde_13002.html | 1974 | 2024 | M | David was shot in the mouth from 12 feet away. He immediately left his body and was shot into space like from a cannon. He found himself enclosed in a dark amber-like light with two beings present whom he could sense but not see. Communication was telepathic. He felt profound peace, freedom, and no worries - more real than earthly life. When asked what would happen if he continued, they said he couldn't return to his body. When asked about returning, they showed him tremendous physical, mental, and emotional pain. Given the choice, he decided to return and was instantly back in his body on the street fighting for life. The experience gave him belief in eternal life and reincarnation. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Shot in mouth with gun, life-threatening | Dark amber light, beings present, telepathic communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Shot into space and encountered beings | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3786 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5370 David K NDEs 9894 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_k_ndes.html | 1978 | 2024 | 28 | M | David, a professional musician with heart problems, went for wisdom teeth extraction. During the procedure, his heart went into arrhythmia and stopped. He floated above his body, watching the dentist and assistant slapping and screaming at his body. He could see into other rooms including his wife in the waiting room looking startled. The dentist later confirmed they found no pulse. He had multiple subsequent cardiac arrests in hospitals, experiencing floating in dark peaceful spaces. Diagnosed with sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), his condition eventually improved. He experienced 360-degree vision, could hear everything in multiple rooms simultaneously, and felt calm and peaceful throughout. The experiences removed his fear of death. | 2 | Other | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Multiple cardiac arrests, sudden cardiac arrest diagnosis | Saw dentist/assistant actions, wife in waiting room, 360-degree vision | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw dentist and assistant working on body | 1.00 | Dentist | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 3787 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5425 Debby Ellen M NDE 9983 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1debby_ellen_m_nde.html | 1981 | 2024 | 15 | F | Debby, 15, had an allergic reaction to sodium pentothal during tonsil surgery, going into respiratory arrest. Her ears rang loudly before being sucked backward through a dark tunnel at light speed. She floated in consciousness, seeing vignettes of her life like stage plays below. She was pulled upward toward the stars and galaxy, feeling one with the universe. She sensed an invisible silver thread connecting her to Earth and realized if she continued, the connection would break. Not ready to leave family, she forcefully thought "I'm Debby" repeatedly to stop her ascent and was slammed back into her body in terrible pain. The experience eliminated her fear of death. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Allergic reaction to anesthesia causing respiratory arrest | Saw life vignettes, felt connected to universe by silver thread | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Life review vignettes | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3788 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5485 Devon B NDE 13077 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1devon_b_nde.html | 2001 | 2024 | 16 | F | Devon, 16, was in a bad car accident and ejected from the vehicle. She was unresponsive when ambulance arrived and was dead for 10+ minutes. She went to an amazing place in heaven with a long golden-brick road, wheat fields, and a crystal city in the distance. She felt euphoric peace and a heavenly smell beyond earthly description. She floated toward pearly gates feeling worthy and loved by God. She broke multiple bones but recovered. Years later after drug addiction and recovery, children would call her an angel. She also has premonition dreams, including one about a friend who died in a car accident. She knows there is life after death and where she's going. | 5 | Other | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death 10+ minutes from car accident trauma | Detailed heaven realm - golden road, wheat fields, crystal city, unique smell | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heaven realm experience | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 3789 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5369 Donna C NDE 9893 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donna_c_nde.html | 1971 | 2024 | F | Donna had viral and bacterial infections threatening spleen failure. Her body of light floated out, morphed into an orb, then became a tiny seed of light in a multi-dimensional void with countless other lights vibrating with infinite octaves of Aum. She experienced indescribable bliss on a current spinning outward. When moving inward, she was told telepathically that continuing would destroy her body connection. They offered to heal her body. She was shown a life review and told she had karma to complete. Asked if they'd help when needed, told yes but not to over-ask. She returned with invisible helpers who spun her body. She woke covered in oily sweat. Experience gave her heightened empathy and ESP. | 5 | Home | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Viral/bacterial infections threatening spleen failure | Multi-dimensional void, countless lights, Aum vibration, telepathic beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Cosmic void experience | 0.00 | Incompatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3790 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5373 Doug K NDE 9901 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1doug_k_nde.html | 2001 | 2001-04-27 | 2024 | M | Doug, a security guard, had pneumococcal meningitis and was in a medicated coma for 5 weeks. During this time, he found himself in a white room/void responding telepathically to questions about not wanting to go yet due to unfinished important work that would impact many people. He walked down a paved road with wildflower fields and mountains, reaching a black doorway with light beyond. Through it, he saw the reverse scene with many people gathering. He thought it was cool but wasn't ready, so returned. Upon waking, he told his mother and stepfather "I am here to bless all of them with love." A nurse had told his mother to prepare for his funeral. He had 105°F fevers but recovered without mental issues, even reciting his driver's license number. Religious speakers of many faiths visited, amazed at his survival. He woke to 9/11 news but felt peace about death. | 4 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Pneumococcal meningitis, medicated coma 5 weeks, 105°F fevers | White void, telepathic questions, pathway with wildflowers, gathering of people | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 0 | White void with telepathic communication | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3791 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5278 Eduardo O NDE 9769 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1eduardo_o_nde.html | 2023 | 2023-01-09 | 2024 | M | Eduardo, a cancer survivor with multiple surgeries, was extremely tired and let go of life on January 9, 2023. Patricia found him unresponsive for 35-45 minutes. He experienced complete bliss in brilliant light with cosmic music and enormous love. He felt presence of deceased parents, grandparents, family and friends. He could simultaneously see Patricia's actions, hear her calls to doctor and family, and see his own funeral. God telepathically reminded him of free will. He chose to return to tell others death is not the end. Paramedics found him coming back when they arrived. Multiple family members corroborated timeline and his accurate descriptions of their actions during the event. All medical tests afterward showed perfect results despite years of illness. | 1 | Home | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Unresponsive 35-45 minutes, barely breathing, very low heart rate | Accurate description of family actions, phone calls, future funeral vision | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 3 | 1 | Heard Patricia's actions and calls | 1.00 | Patricia, Oceano, Paulina, Tassy, Roberto, others | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 3792 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5297 Elizabeth S NDE 9791 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1elizabeth_s_nde.html | 2017 | 2024 | F | Elizabeth was on deployment in 130-degree desert heat when she collapsed from heat stroke, hitting her head on concrete and sustaining a subdural hematoma. Everything went white with high-pitched sound as she was sucked upward backward through a white tunnel. She felt extreme peace, no pain, floating in white light and quiet. She heard joyful voices of loved ones she'd never met on Earth and was told to go back. Coming back through the tunnel, she heard paramedics discussing her blood pressure and emergency situation. She returned to her body in the ER with intense pain from facial injuries. The experience eliminated her depression from deployment stress and breakup, showing her heaven is real. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Heat stroke with subdural hematoma, severe bradycardia | White tunnel, voices of unknown loved ones, heard paramedics | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard paramedics discussing condition | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3793 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5442 Timothy G NDE 13005 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1timothy_g_nde.html | 2024 | 2024 | M | Timothy was experiencing a severe medical crisis at home where he could barely breathe and his mouth became extremely dry. He crawled to the bathroom unable to walk, texted his friend Jackie that he thought he was dying, and collapsed. When Jackie arrived and held his hand, Timothy had an out-of-body experience where he was confronted by seven or eight terrifying creatures trying to grab him. His deceased mother then appeared looking 30-40 years younger and beautiful, taking his hand and leading him down a winding path with soft, peaceful light and beautiful landscaping. Halfway around a bend, he saw his two grandmothers looking beautiful and younger than he remembered. Timothy told his mother he couldn't leave his son David and asked to go back. She led him back and let go of his hand. When Timothy opened his eyes, his hand was in Jackie's hand, his body felt good, and he could breathe and drink water normally again. | 5 | Home | 5 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening condition described with inability to breathe and potential death | Observed deceased relatives and out-of-body perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw deceased mother looking younger | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3794 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5460 Timothy N NDE 13034 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1timothy_n_nde_13034.html | 2011 | 2024 | M | Timothy was taken to the emergency room with excruciating lower back pain from bulging discs and stenosis. He had a DNR in place and refused oxygen. The physician gave him morphine IV, overestimating his weight by 30 pounds, causing him to stop breathing for 3-4 minutes. From the ceiling, Timothy watched the medical team panic, yelling his name and hitting his chest and ribcage to stimulate breathing. He then left through what felt like an incandescent lightbulb into a bright, warm, diffused space where he was embraced by another being and felt overwhelming joy and unconditional love multiplied beyond his greatest life moments. Just as he was about to be fully enveloped in this incredible warmth, he felt thrown back like on a rollercoaster. He regained consciousness hearing the frantic physician cursing and seeing the wide-eyed nurses and police officers who had helped bring him in. Later, physicians confirmed he had technically died, and multiple staff members came to ask about his experience during his two-day hospital stay. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from morphine overdose, stopped breathing 3-4 minutes | Out-of-body observation of resuscitation efforts from ceiling perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed resuscitation from ceiling | 1.00 | Emergency room physician, nurses, police officers | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 3795 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5431 TJ NDE 9991 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tj_nde_9991.html | 2012 | 2024 | M | TJ was terrified of dentists and was given laughing gas for a dental procedure after previous attempts with valium failed. While under anesthesia, he found himself floating above his body, observing the room, dentist, and assistant from above. He then stood in a completely dark room where he felt a rope around his waist pulling him toward a pure light figure in a dark robe. He could grab an invisible wall to his right while being pulled, repeatedly saying "I am not ready" as images of his children flashed through his mind. The light being was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, neither male nor female. The experience ended abruptly when he heard "Oh no! He's going to pop!" He immediately sat up, vomited, and had to hold onto a wall to stabilize. The experience gave him a pleasant, safe feeling about death and confidence that there is something safe for the soul after death, providing comfort that has lasted throughout his life. | 3 | Other | 7 | 8 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Dental procedure with laughing gas overdose, apparent medical emergency | Clear OBE with observation of room, unique encounter with light being | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 0 | Floating above body in dental office | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3796 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5523 Toni A NDE 13140 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1toni_a_nde.html | 2007 | 2024 | F | At a pool party, young Toni was drowning in the deep end when two teammates who couldn't swim used her to stay afloat, one choking her in a hold while the other pushed her head underwater. Her father, a trained EMT and lifeguard, rescued her and performed CPR as she had no pulse and wasn't breathing. During this clinical death, Toni found herself beside her father watching him perform CPR, screaming "I am right here!" but he couldn't hear her. She saw a mysterious woman with long black hair dressed in flowing black at the tree line who moved progressively closer. Something told Toni this wasn't right, and as the woman sprinted toward her, she screamed and turned away as a blinding bright light shone on her. She woke up coughing water with a bleeding nose. For weeks afterward, she had nightmares about the dark woman saying she would get what was rightfully hers, ending with bright light and nosebleeds, until the dreams stopped when she was eight. The experience led to lasting psychic abilities. | 2 | Other | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Drowning with clinical death - no pulse, not breathing, CPR performed | Observed father performing CPR from outside body, encountered mysterious entities | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 1 | Watched father perform CPR | 1.00 | Father (EMT/lifeguard) | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 3797 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5462 Tyler G NDE 13037/13207 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tyler_g_nde.html | 2020 | 2024 | M | Tyler was playing cards with friends when someone brought a joint containing synthetic marijuana. After one hit, he got tunnel vision, blacked out, and went into severe seizure, hitting his head on the floor and furniture while his body convulsed uncontrollably. From his friends' perspective, he was seizing for about 3 minutes. Tyler entered a blue and white space with a black geometric grid stretching infinitely, with a radiant white light above that he knew was Home. He experienced a complete life review from every perspective - as his mother holding him, strangers he bumped into, friends he failed, enemies he judged - feeling every emotion and seeing all alternate timelines of "what if" decisions. He lived thousands of lives in those three minutes, understanding that time didn't exist, only consciousness and truth. When called back by his friend's voice, he crashed back into his body with intense pain. Upon recovery, he drew the grid pattern and proclaimed "I'm a strong-minded motherf'er," carrying the experience and truth of eternal existence with him daily. | 5 | Home | 7 | 16 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Severe seizure from synthetic marijuana, unconscious 3 minutes | Complete life review from all perspectives, unique grid space, alternate timelines | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 1 | Blue-white space with geometric grid | 0.00 | Friend at card game | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3798 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5453 Tyrone H NDE 13022 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tyrone_h_nde.html | 2013 | 2024 | M | Tyrone developed sepsis shock from an infected knee, with blood pressure dropping to 74/43. Despite telling doctors the source was his knee, they initially dismissed this until testing confirmed complete infection. With organs shutting down (liver, heart, kidneys), he was told he wouldn't survive the night. During emergency surgery, his blood pressure dropped to 43/23 and his spirit rose from the gurney, watching himself die while surrounded by incredible peace. From above, he saw doctors and nurses as moving energy, could hear individual voices, and felt the "peace that passes all understanding." After telling himself to go back, he returned to his body. During his week-long coma, his deceased mother gave him pearls of wisdom for life. He woke up when doctors said he was likely saying goodbye, wiggling fingers to write "I told you I wasn't going anywhere." All destroyed organs were instantly restored 100%, with doctors calling it miraculous. Tyrone, a same-gender-loving man, woke knowing he was loved by God with nothing wrong with his sexuality, leading to complete energetic and spiritual healing. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Sepsis shock, multiple organ failure, BP 43/23, clinical death during surgery | OBE watching resuscitation, saw energy beings, instant organ restoration verified | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7/4/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw medical team as energy | 0.00 | Infectious disease doctor, ICU team, multiple doctors | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3799 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5312 Ursa L NDE 9808 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ursa_l_nde.html | 1964 | 2024 | 5 | F | As a 4-5 year old child, Ursa climbed on a metal trash can, lost balance, and hit her head on concrete sidewalk. She heard a ringing sound upon impact, then found herself looking at a huge cloud full of light with a figure she identified as Jesus - a smiling young bearded man with loving eyes. Without speaking aloud, he communicated "It's ok. You need to go back now. OK? You're going to be all right." She felt profound love and recognition, knowing him and feeling known by him. When she opened her eyes, it was dark outside and she was lying on the sidewalk. She got up feeling fine and went inside, never telling anyone. The experience left her with lasting psychic abilities - seeing and knowing things others don't perceive, pre-knowledge of events, knowing things about people never told to her, and seeing into different dimensions. These gifts helped her feel special and loved despite growing up in an abusive home. She only recently identified this as an NDE after seeing a TV show about them. | 5 | Other | 3 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Head injury from fall on concrete, lost consciousness for hours | Clear encounter with Jesus figure, developed verifiable psychic abilities | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/4/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw Jesus in cloud of light | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 3800 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 5346 Valerie S NDE 9852 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1valerie_s_nde.html | 1996 | 2024 | 25 | F | Valerie had a severe mountain biking accident in Lake Louise, going over handlebars at high speed and hitting her head on a rock, destroying her helmet and badly injuring her arm. She has no memory of the accident itself or how she got down the mountain, with several hours missing. During this time, she appeared in a bright, warm space without a body, greeted by two light-beings with kind eyes who said "Where've you been, we've been waiting for you!" communicating telepathically. She felt overwhelming unconditional love and knew that for light to exist, darkness must also exist. When she told them her mother had breast cancer and wanted to help, one being excitedly went into an impossibly bright light (which Valerie recognized as God) and returned with a cantaloupe-sized ball of light. Upon receiving it, she had a "divine download" understanding everything about healing and health, knowing it was so simple yet unable to retain the specific knowledge. Her mother survived stage 3 cancer and remains cancer-free and medication-free at age 77. The experience left Valerie with lasting peace about death and the afterlife. | 5 | Other | 5 | 15 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Severe head trauma from mountain bike accident, unconscious for hours | Encountered light beings, received healing light for mother, divine knowledge download | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7/5/2025 | 3 | 1 | Two light beings of diffused energy | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||