{"id":20892,"date":"2026-07-29T11:30:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20892"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:30:04","slug":"47-people-who-survived-the-craziest-and-most-terrifying-moments-of-their-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20892","title":{"rendered":"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One quote that many take to heart is, \u201cLive for today because tomorrow is not promised.\u201d It\u2019s a meaningful reminder of how <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/come-back-life-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">short and fleeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> life can be, and that we should make the most out of it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These people likely have this quote as a personal motto, especially after their brushes with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-come-back-to-life-experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Grim Reaper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They shared their unsettling stories in a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@iluv_art777\/post\/DbMVnjYDQKh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threads post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which expectedly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/curiosities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">drew attention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have your own experiences that you feel are worth sharing, don\u2019t hesitate to do so in the comments below. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983263\">\n<p id=\"10983263\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-6a68a83fb98c8__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"432\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">29, went to get my first tattoo. At the end I stood up and\u2026hit the floor in a grand mal seizure. Hit just right\/wrong that my breathing and heart stopped. Funnily enough the person I went with just completed CPR certification the week prior and the tattoo artists wife was epileptic so everyone knew what to do.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@idksomethingsassy\/post\/DbMqRepFRCd\" target=\"_blank\"> idksomethingsassy <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/cpr-first-aid-training-concept-ReLt79Y9MOE\" target=\"_blank\"> Getty Images \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-7\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983266\">\n<p id=\"10983266\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-6a68a84d06b46__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"414\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I was 6 getting my tonsils out. Surgeon cut my artery in my neck and left a tonsil. Sent me home. Started vomiting blood in the back of my mom\u2019s van. By the time I made it to the hospital I was in a coma and by the time a pediatric surgeon was called I needed 3 blood transfusions and had lost over 50% of my blood. Had to be in the hospital for a week. Was so weak I could barely lift my head for a couple days.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@wattentheworld\/post\/DbNAbSRFOyY\" target=\"_blank\"> wattentheworld <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/note-to-inspector-please-re-submit-again-fnLjhCpClY0\" target=\"_blank\"> Curated Lifestyle \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-9\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983295\">\n<p id=\"10983295\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-6a68a8652e0b7__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I fell 60 feet out of a tree as a kid. Hitting branches on the way down saved me. Knocked the wind out of me so bad. My brother kept saying &#8220;please don&#8217;t be dead&#8221; while climbing down to get to me haha<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@addictwithapen___\/post\/DbNgOVZkc4C\" target=\"_blank\"> addictwithapen___ <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-group-of-people-sitting-on-top-of-a-tree-Lpm1VMHFWxk\" target=\"_blank\"> Getty Images \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-11\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983298\">\n<p id=\"10983298\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-6a68a872e2664__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Accidentally drove up a mountain overlooking the sea with no space to turn around and the ocean on one side and a cliff on the other and had to slowly back down<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@fifthorange\/post\/DbMfH9EFvJf\" target=\"_blank\"> fifthorange <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/aerial-footage-of-truck-on-a-cliff-9910440\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Sagar Gnawali \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-13\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983264\">\n<p id=\"10983264\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7-6a68a89587479__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"346\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I accidentally poisoned myself with carbon monoxide when I was 16 in a snow storm warming up my car. My dad kept me alive with CPR for at least 30 minutes after they found me until the EMT\u2019s took over. I had 42% carbon monoxide in my blood stream when I finally got to the ER and they told my parents I\u2019d either die or be brain dead. Luckily they were wrong, but I did get out of having to take all of my finals junior year \ud83d\ude02<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@erinnichole98\/post\/DbMymhQG5hr\" target=\"_blank\"> erinnichole98 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/premium-ai-image\/pipe-with-smoke-coming-out-it-cup-tea_381869379.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=14&amp;uuid=eeae5d38-d948-46df-b481-5abdf247f1bf&amp;query=car+exhaust+garage+smokes\" target=\"_blank\"> riponhossain \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-8\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983297\">\n<p id=\"10983297\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8-6a68a8b897c93__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Many years ago I was kidnapped by my ex. \ud83d\ude2c He drove me to the woods telling me he was going to bury me somewhere no one would find me. I jumped out of the moving car &amp; ran in front of a logging truck waving for help. My ex told him he was \u201cjust joking\u201d &amp; the trucker told me to get back into the car &amp; told my ex he\u2019d better take me back to town &amp; he\u2019d follow us. I got in &amp; my ex turned the car around &amp; drove so fast out of there laughing because the trucker couldn\u2019t keep up.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@jessicawings_\/post\/DbR4O3tlIse\" target=\"_blank\"> jessicawings_ <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/man-apprehending-woman-in-white-tank-top-lSQ1JVzj7bM\" target=\"_blank\"> Sander Sammy \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-12\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983299\">\n<p id=\"10983299\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9-6a68a8c651d5e__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I have epilepsy; when I was about 12 I had a pretty long tonic clonic (grand mal) seizure. I stopped breathing my face went purple an ambulance came and I was about to be shocked, but my sister screamed \u201cjust wait one second please\u2026she just needs a second!\u201d Right as they were about to shock me I started breathing again.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@ke.lindsey\/post\/DbMrOHblQZP\" target=\"_blank\"> ke.lindsey <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-man-in-scrubs-is-holding-two-orange-objects-8SFwqmmQXec\" target=\"_blank\"> C\u00e9sar Badilla Miranda \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-14\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983300\">\n<p id=\"10983300\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/10-6a68a8d124640__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I almost died in an apartment fire because a resident on another floor was smoking while hooked up to oxygen. The cat I had back then woke me up at about 5am in a panic. There was smoke everywhere, and I grabbed her, put her in her carrier, and called the fire department to let them know we were still in the building. We were some of the last people to get out of the building. When we got out, I just sat on the road curb and sobbed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is the cat that saved my life. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@milolovesreading\/post\/DbPNCorldaU\" target=\"_blank\"> milolovesreading <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/extinguishing-residential-building-14776573\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Quang Nguyen Vinh \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-15\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983303\">\n<p id=\"10983303\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/12-6a68a8e9da62f__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"484\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">A man I knew &#8211; as in, I\u2019d met him twice &#8211; turned up at my house. Said he\u2019d just moved to the area &amp; thought he\u2019d say hi. We chatted for an hour or so, when I said he needed to go so I could go to bed he tried to force himself on me then he attacked me in the neck with my own bread knife. The knife hit the junction of my sternum &amp; clavicle. If it had been a cm higher, it would\u2019ve gone into my throat.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@puddytatpurr\/post\/DbOJ8IAjK1T\" target=\"_blank\"> puddytatpurr <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-man-walking-down-a-dark-alley-way-XMcIuCzvZYU\" target=\"_blank\"> Jahanzeb Ahsan \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-17\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983304\">\n<p id=\"10983304\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/13-6a68a8f583a37__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Germany, 1991 &#8211; I\u2019m driving on the Autobahn in morning traffic to turn in Army gear ahead of my transfer back to the states. Stayed up too long. Dozed off behind the wheel. When I woke up I was drifting right at 80 miles an hour; I over correct and slam into the middle guardrail. <br \/>I end up backward with cars zooming at me at 90 miles an hour. I prepared for death, but it never came. Everyone else was wide awake, thank God.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@kellyleewilliams\/post\/DbMacqJj7I2\" target=\"_blank\"> kellyleewilliams <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/cars-drive-on-a-highway-with-road-signs-overhead-9fUCwkvosoQ\" target=\"_blank\"> Bhavik Nasit \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-18\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983305\">\n<p id=\"10983305\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/14-6a68a900e5f2f__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Yeah\u2026.. I was choking on a piece of beef roast and my dad had to give me the heimlic. The feeling of swallowing and trying to clear your airway and not being able to is terrifying.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@brittanysybil\/post\/DbMnDt3lKW5\" target=\"_blank\"> brittanysybil <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/premium-photo\/sore-throat-darkhaired-young-man-having-sore-throat_36877460.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=2&amp;position=28&amp;uuid=b0fc62b5-4a9f-4f28-88b8-cdf62cb9b5d0&amp;query=Choking\" target=\"_blank\"> hryshchyshen \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-19\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983321\">\n<p id=\"10983321\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/15-6a68a90ec1be5__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">While pregnant with my daughter I had bad heartburn. One day I leaned down in the bathroom, no one else was there, and started choking on my bile. Then while choking I vomited and had not taken a breath so I hopped in the shower, peed myself, and popped a blood vessel in my eye.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@wretched_raven\/post\/DbMrvOZDV-9\" target=\"_blank\"> wretched_raven <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/premium-photo\/riding-waves-nausea-pregnant-woman-struggling-with-morning-sickness-bathroom_27248479.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=14&amp;uuid=9821b24c-8fd2-44bd-8301-29f45c8db3f6&amp;query=pregnant+woman+morning+sickness\" target=\"_blank\"> The Yuri Arcurs Collection \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-20\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983327\">\n<p id=\"10983327\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/getty-images-Vil9bvJG80Y-unsplash-6a68b1bbedee8__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"475\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">at 15 i had a reaction to the suture used in my tonsillectomy. my throat was almost completely closed. i could just barely breathe but couldn\u2019t drink water or anything. my mom took me to an ER and in eight hours they didn\u2019t even triage me, though i was drifting in and out of consciousness and was visibly gray. eventually she took me to a different hospital where i was triaged immediately and they found my blood pressure to be 65\/40. i was maybe an hour tops away from organ failure, they said<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@jxmilyn\/post\/DbMt7tijnK_\" target=\"_blank\"> jxmilyn <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/blurred-motion-Vil9bvJG80Y\" target=\"_blank\"> Getty Images \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-21\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983361\">\n<p id=\"10983361\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/17-6a68c51eb8824__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">My alarm went off one day and I was like ehhh i kinda want to sleep a little longer\u2026 then I\u2019m like no, get up. Less than 1 minute later a giant tree fell right where my head was on my pillow.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@erinashleyb__\/post\/DbNGs9alLT2\" target=\"_blank\"> erinashleyb__ <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/premium-photo\/tree-damage-home-rooftop-after-hurricane-florida-fallen-down-debris-after-strong-tropical-storm-winds-consequences-natural-disaster_283797262.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=14&amp;uuid=e0710bd2-3b9e-4f20-b20d-c656cf1095b6&amp;query=tree+fell+on+roof\" target=\"_blank\"> bilanol \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-23\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983333\">\n<p id=\"10983333\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/18-6a68c52e54412__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Appendix burst. Drs kept fobbing off my pain for over a week as women\u2019s issues. Ended up septic with appendix fused to my bowel &amp; k**ling me. The only reason I didn\u2019t die was because a Nurse convinced a General Surgeon to do a laparoscopy after he finished the day\u2019s vasectomies. He opened me up &amp; found a complete mess. Needed a bowel re-section on top of appendectomy. Woke up in Intensive Care.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@ankasavasci\/post\/DbOMJ2ck7M3\" target=\"_blank\"> ankasavasci <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/sick-woman-lying-grey-sofa-home-having-legs-bent_4167096.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=24&amp;uuid=3fac3e9c-a8be-4ae0-9b0c-255bda6eb6d0&amp;query=burst+appendix\" target=\"_blank\"> katemangostar \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-22\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983369\">\n<p id=\"10983369\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20-6a68c5424dc9f__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">On Valentine\u2019s Day 2025, I had a seizure behind the wheel of my car. No history of seizures. Later found out I have a mild form of temporal lobe epilepsy. I hit the median, and ended up the wrong direction in opposite lane of traffic. Very lucky to be here!<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@merrickcjames\/post\/DbMsr8pDAJE\" target=\"_blank\"> merrickcjames <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/unrecognizable-woman-sitting-in-car-5902147\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Sinitta Leunen \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-26\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983370\">\n<p id=\"10983370\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/21-6a68c54d56b58__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">My horse and I got hit by a drunk driver when I was 15. Had the car not hit a sigh post a Range Rover would have rolled over my head. I broke my back, collarbone, dislocated my knee, damaged my thigh bone and snapped virtually every ligament in my foot. Unfortunately the horse was too badly injured<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@sianbennettrodgers\/post\/DbNI910jD3q\" target=\"_blank\"> sianbennettrodgers <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/hunters-in-red-jackets-jumping-over-steeplechases-18892370\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Rene Terp \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-27\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983372\">\n<p id=\"10983372\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/22-6a68c5583121c__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">My ex tried to kill me, I needed over 30 stitches. He was within millimetres of hitting an artery. I have a disfiguring scar and permanent spinal damage that affects me everyday.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@candidkaitlyn\/post\/DbOhSfPlOBb\" target=\"_blank\"> candidkaitlyn <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/a-person-wearing-a-gold-snake-ring-7588267\/\" target=\"_blank\"> kaboompics \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-28\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983373\">\n<p id=\"10983373\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/23-6a68c566210fe__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">&#8220;I also choked on food. Home alone during covid. That\u2019s the one I remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I did a couple of somersaults and got tangled up in my umbilical cord and was born dead though. I just (thankfully) don\u2019t remember that. <\/p>\n<p>Honorable mention: I stood on the edge of a cliff in Ireland. And, while I didn\u2019t come close to falling over, I\u2019m extremely lucky my clumsiness or a sneeze didn\u2019t take over. So, didn\u2019t almost die but death would\u2019ve been so accidentally easy.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@katyslcut\/post\/DbMdiVDDxDY\" target=\"_blank\"> katyslcut <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/traveller-explores-rugged-landscape-iceland_11253957.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=1&amp;uuid=c83379ad-efca-4390-b5a2-57cce8bbbe86&amp;query=+edge+of+a+cliff+in+Ireland\" target=\"_blank\"> bublikhaus \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-29\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983374\">\n<p id=\"10983374\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/24-6a68c5713e5dd__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I slid out from under my seatbelt as an improperly secured six-year-old in a rolling van. I flew out the window and shot seventy-five feet before landing on my back in a field. Got blood on the scene, life-flighted to a children\u2019s hospital, had a broken right arm with nerve and tendon damage in my left, and never did finish kindergarten.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@tirzahssc\/post\/DbO-1wDkXAX\" target=\"_blank\"> tirzahssc <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/car-after-accident-car-interior-with-airbag-after-crash_27118846.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=4&amp;uuid=43b0d5a4-1d3b-4f4a-b4d9-fb7deb2ccf64&amp;query=car+crash\" target=\"_blank\"> ASphotofamily \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-30\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983376\">\n<p id=\"10983376\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/25-6a68c57b9a685__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Standing in Circle K, after buying my stuff, I saw designs in front of my eyes. Two seconds later (at least to me), I was on the floor, with a scalp gash, freshly bleeding. Because I have AFib and it puts me at risk for stroke, I take Xarelto, an anticoagulant. Had to go to the ER for stitchup and x-rays to verify no brain bleeding. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, because I have a pacemaker with defibrillator, they decided to check its memory. Turns out, I was hit with Ventricular Tachycardia, and ten seconds in the defibrillator fired, shocking my heart back into controlled sinus rhythm. The ER cardiologist told my wife and I that if it hadn&#8217;t shocked me, I would&#8217;ve died before the EMTs would&#8217;ve arrived. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@stuartmerryweather\/post\/DbMfCUelFFt\" target=\"_blank\"> stuartmerryweather <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/premium-photo\/man-experiencing-chest-pain-heart-attack-concept-health-problem_287949117.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=36&amp;uuid=5f6ee0c7-7769-4cac-aba0-22b5cf8df53f&amp;query=heart+atack\" target=\"_blank\"> user25451090 \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-31\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983378\">\n<p id=\"10983378\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26-6a68c5854438a__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I have Wolff White Syndrome. It&#8217;s supposed to be rare that it k**ls you. One day while walking in my hallway, I just felt a terrible pain in my chest and fell to one knee. I couldn&#8217;t particularly feel my hand itself but it was clutching my chest. My kidneys felt ice cold in my spine. Then my mind started yelling at me &#8220;No, you&#8217;re not dying. You have a little girl to raise. Get up. She needs you. You are \/her dad\/ so get up&#8221; and I slowly recovered and stood back up.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@laziestleo\/post\/DbO4m9IAYgb\" target=\"_blank\"> laziestleo <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/premium-photo\/young-man-is-standing-home-holding-his-chest-feels-severe-pain-shortness-breath-panic-attack-heart-attack-stroke_226159935.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=34&amp;uuid=c3704887-986f-4434-a85f-f38e38cf4741&amp;query=chest+pain+heart+attack\" target=\"_blank\"> anatoliy_cherkas \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-32\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983382\">\n<p id=\"10983382\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/28-6a68c59b95b3e__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"454\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I survived a carbon monoxide leak that lead to weeks of being on life support while I was in a coma. I died and the doctors didn\u2019t think I would wake up.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@mimi_finkle\/post\/DbPkay6lhms\" target=\"_blank\"> mimi_finkle <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/a-patient-in-intensive-care-after-heart-surgery-20897585\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Engin Akyurt \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-34\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983383\">\n<p id=\"10983383\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29-6a68c5a58fcd5__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">&#8220;Fell into a spring river got hypothermia, was stung by a bee just after and found out I was allergic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The only reason the bee sting didn\u2019t kill me was the hypothermia&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@warmooseforge\/post\/DbO3JgIEvM3\" target=\"_blank\"> warmooseforge <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/soldier-emerges-from-icy-water-during-training-exercise-geEYJcaQo-A\" target=\"_blank\"> Navy Medicine \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-35\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10983384\">\n<p id=\"10983384\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30-6a68c5afbf454__700.jpg\" alt=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" title=\"47 People Who Survived The Craziest And Most Terrifying Moments Of Their Lives\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Last year. Stopped being able to eat. Like, at all. Could barely sip Powerade. I dropped 55 pounds in 6 weeks. Doctor didn&#8217;t care. Finally got to a gastroenterologist who sent me to the hospital and diagnosed me with gastroparesis. My stomach doesn&#8217;t send food to my guts correctly. He put me on a regimen of meds that got me eating within hours.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@joi_the_artist\/post\/DbM_yZ_FLSw\" target=\"_blank\"> joi_the_artist <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/person-lying-on-bed-and-another-person-standing-98__MsKaUsI\" target=\"_blank\"> Olga Kononenko \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-36\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984148\">\n<p id=\"10984148\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">&#8220;I had a seizure on I-10 with cruise set at 80 mph. (Stupid, I know) I rolled my car 11 times according to the girl behind me. I was ejected, they had to cut trees down to tow the car out, and I wrecked so hard that they couldn\u2019t find my shoes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I walked away without a scratch, bruise, or a concussion.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@ragewithsage666\/post\/DbR_h6KlzA7\" target=\"_blank\"> ragewithsage666 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-38\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984151\">\n<p id=\"10984151\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">I was like 8 years old and had been throwing up for 2 days with a lot of stomach pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I started going in and out of consciousness and got rushed to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out my appendix had burst and I needed emergency surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Spent a week in hospital then several weeks at home on the couch unable to walk very far.<\/p>\n<p>I did get a Gameboy and Pok\u00e9mon blue though so not all bad. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@chris_wilson1990\/post\/DbNllAmCuF8\" target=\"_blank\"> chris_wilson1990 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-40\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984152\">\n<p id=\"10984152\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">&#8220;I dropped a ceramic bowl full of meatballs when I pulled it it out of the microwave and it shattered and a piece sliced my foot open near my ankle. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t notice, but my then 10 year old did. I wrapped it with a dish towel but I was \ud83e\ude78-ing so heavily that I duct taped the towel to my foot, threw the kids in the car, drove up to my grandma\u2019s front door, yelled out the window what happened while dropping the kids off. <\/p>\n<p>Drove myself to the ER, left a trail of \ud83e\ude78-y footprints up the&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@boundinfables\/post\/DbOcJ0BAWLS\" target=\"_blank\"> boundinfables <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-41\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984153\">\n<p id=\"10984153\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">I bit an extension cord when I was three. The scar remains at the corner of my mouth at 52<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@kristea_ramos\/post\/DbNGD-3m2sl\" target=\"_blank\"> kristea_ramos <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-42\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984347\">\n<p id=\"10984347\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">I had a hemorrhagic miscarriage and lost &gt;30% of my blood. I had to have four blood transfusions and an emergency abortion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ER doc said, \u201cIf this was a different time or place, this story would turn out very differently. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@writingatthethreshold\/post\/DbOS1nJjpcw\" target=\"_blank\"> writingatthethreshold <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-45\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984350\">\n<p id=\"10984350\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">1. I was in a hot tub with several grown ups when I was about three or four years old. All of a sudden I was under water. I remember looking up and seeing their faces through the water. It seemed like an eternity before one of them noticed and pulled me out of the water. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. I had an unmedicated, unprepared stillbirth. Anything could have gone wrong with the birth. I was lucky.<\/p>\n<p>3. I got amoxicillan resistant strep throat. The infection was so bad that I couldn&#8217;t or drink, and I could barely \ud83e\udea1 <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@mrs_mindbender\/post\/DbNKidgFnrR\" target=\"_blank\"> mrs_mindbender <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-47\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984356\">\n<p id=\"10984356\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">On a whitewater kayaking trip my kayak tipped upside down and got pinned between two boulders. Underneath, my foot was tangled in a rope, making it so that for several seconds I was trapped underwater with the rapids rushing over me.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@kerripepper\/post\/DbQA3CiFFlC\" target=\"_blank\"> kerripepper <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-52\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984146\">\n<p id=\"10984146\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">In 1983 I was hitchhiking and got picked up by a famous serial k**ler, I jumped out at a four way stop and ran. Didn\u2019t talk about it for twenty years.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@rob.jardine.56\/post\/DbNlqyalHT5\" target=\"_blank\"> rob.jardine.56 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-37\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984154\">\n<p id=\"10984154\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Living it right now\u2026 was in a horrific car accident July 1. Driver hit a tree. I had to be life flighted. Broken heel, broken ribs, brain bleed, staples in head, facial sutures, almost a collapsed lung.. if the cop hadn\u2019t been behind us when he drove into the tree, I wouldn\u2019t have survived.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@mandystewxo\/post\/DbNMtWJlb4s\" target=\"_blank\"> mandystewxo <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-43\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984348\">\n<p id=\"10984348\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">I drove up to a lookout on the mountain and downed a bottle of pills with vodka. Sat on the hood of my car and closed my eyes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Someone coming back to their car called 911. I didn\u2019t die. I\u2019m forever grateful for it, and forever regret scaring my parents and brother. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@herbsandblurbs\/post\/DbOS_sflM4C\" target=\"_blank\"> herbsandblurbs <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-46\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984351\">\n<p id=\"10984351\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Last summer: got a scratch on my booty while tubing. Cleaned and bandaged when I got home, seemed sore but fine for a few days. Then redness, swelling and too painful to sit. Went to ER, they took me into an OR immediately after an examination. Woke up to find out they&#8217;d had to cut a good chunk of infected tissue. Spent a few days in ICU then moved to a regular room before discharge. Was told a few days later after reports came back that there were 2 bacteria, gave me the formal names.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@tanlines_n_tattoos\/post\/DbPU4zGEZGv\" target=\"_blank\"> tanlines_n_tattoos <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-48\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984352\">\n<p id=\"10984352\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">When I was 15, I had a journal where I wrote everything in. I wrote that I had a boyfriend and I lost my virginity to him. My mum read my journal since I left it in the restroom by accident and she was mad. A week later, I wanted to try out an alcoholic drink under the supervision of my parents and they said ok. I drank a Smirnoff ice (the cloudy looking one) and it was the big bottle. I had a bit left and I forced it down because I didn\u2019t want to waste it.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@mistresscupcake23\/post\/DbTJ3YQFKjb\" target=\"_blank\"> mistresscupcake23 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-49\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984354\">\n<p id=\"10984354\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">1) Became septic after the dr left a surgical sponge inside me during my c-section<br \/>2) Got pancreatitis after my gallbladder surgery. 0\/10 would not recommend<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@teach.farm.travel.eat\/post\/DbNE3i1lAsD\" target=\"_blank\"> teach.farm.travel.eat <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-50\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984357\">\n<p id=\"10984357\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">I was starved from 84 to 60 pounds in an icu. When I told my family the staff said I was hallucinating on the large amount of medications I was on. I was mute (mechanically ventilated), unable to walk or even turn over in bed. I held up a white board that said CALL HOSPICE whenever my staff wasn\u2019t around. On day 25, I went to hospice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What you were supposed to think was that I was dying from cancer. People did think that. Was a lie. They were watching me starve<\/p>\n<p>And I left hospice and cured my cancer <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@ginamancinihoran\/post\/DbQkypIlpwU\" target=\"_blank\"> ginamancinihoran <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-53\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984368\">\n<p id=\"10984368\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">My family stayed in a place in China with a coal fire and we all got carbon monoxide poisoning. Luckily I\u2019d just read a book about it, so when my dad collapsed on his way to the bathroom I got everyone else up and out of the house before it was too late.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@vampyr14\/post\/DbNCFKMEui3\" target=\"_blank\"> vampyr14 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experiences-stories\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/near-death-experience-54\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10984373\">\n<p id=\"10984373\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">my stupid managed to choke on a hard lifesaver candy when i was 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