Bo Fear Death Experience

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

During a recess at the village’s school my whole class went down to the small river and out on the new ice near the school. Being a risky person as I was I would of course go too far out on the ice and to the part of the small river where the water was rapid current. I the middle of the current the ice broke and I ended up in the cold water. All my friends except one ran up to the school and told the teacher, who also happened to be my mother, that Bo was drowning. The boy that stayed on was my best friend and he crawled out on the ice to the ice hole.

I had of course no rescue equipment but instead boots and heavy clothes, that quickly were filled with water and began to pull me down under the ice. At this moment my life started to replay like a movie, and view it for me until this very day. As the time went by I began to sink deeper and deeper, and when my friend, who was holding my hand, hoping to pulling me up, started to glide towards the ice hole and fall into the current water I told him: “Let go of me, it’s better that one of us is drowning than the both of us.” At this moment I only had my head and one arm above the surface of the water. Then something happened, that was beyond all human capacity, and suddenly we were both laying on firm ice and soon after that we could get ashore. My friend told me later that I suddenly was as light as his younger brother. My cry for help had reached a few workers at the sawmill nearby and they tried to rescue me by boat. But this attempt had failed because the boat was chained.

But back to the moment of rescuing. In that moment of distress, when every possibility of being saved was gone and I had taken farewell to my friend, the hand of salvation came to us from above. An angel to the rescue. Neither I, my rescuing friend nor people that I know had been able to find any other explanation to the rescue.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words?       Yes

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?       No

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?       I was awake all the time.

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal every day consciousness and alertness?       Normal consciousness and alertness. I was awake all the time.

Did your vision differ in any way from your normal, everyday vision (in any aspect, such as clarity, field of vision, colors, brightness, depth perception degree of solidness/transparency of objects, etc.)?       No

Did your hearing differ in any way from your normal, everyday hearing (in any aspect, such as clarity, ability to recognize source of sound, pitch, loudness, etc.)?       No

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?       No

What emotions did you feel during the experience?       Fear of dying.

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?       No

Did you see a light?       No

Did you meet or see any other beings?       No

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?       Yes       A film about my existing life.

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?       No

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?       No

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?       No

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?       Yes

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?       No

Did you become aware of future events?       No
           
Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?       Yes       That a spiritual force along with my rescuing friend contributing to the happy end.

Have you shared this experience with others?       Yes

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?       No

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:       Experience was definitely real. It was difficult to sleep afterwards, and I got red rashes on my arms and legs. A man who drowned the next winter in the village showed similar symptoms.

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:       Experience was definitely real. That my hope for rescue in the ice hole was physically all gone. All the odds were against that. Despite my friend’s heroic effort to rescue me and my farewell to life I ended up on solid ground again and a continued life.

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?       Yes       My belief that God’s help must exist I some way.

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?       Yes       According to question number 42.

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?       No

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?       To all the people that want to avoid the death of drowning: Learn how to swim! Take it easy, don’t panic.

Did the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?       Yes

Are there any other questions we could ask to help you communicate your experience?       I have written this without any proof-reading so some parts of the text can surely be rewritten. But the main contents are following my experience and the event totally.