Have you had any experience where you came close to dieing and survived? Do share with us.

Personally, throughout my life, I have come very close to dieing. Am very grateful to God for keep me alive.

One of my earliest experience, I was a kid (less than 6yrs old). We stayed in Ikom, Cross River State. One day we went to the river to get water (we lived close), while we bath, an elderly neighbour who we met at the river, kept throwing my gallon into the river. At a point I decided to go get it (had not started swimming then), the river brag me once I got to deeper spots.

As I roll down the river, see sinking - drinking - smacking the water and repeating the whole thing again. At first people around thought it was a joke. Passed a lot of people swimming at the beach. When am almost down the end of the beach, it downed on me I was losing strength, sinking deeper and filled with water - so I just had to give it my best "scream" and try to stay long on the surface as I "beat" the water. Finally, I was weak, sinking and the surrounding were getting darker - just then, someone grabbed me.

I may have been breathing after I was rescued - But I was partially unconscious for more that 24hrs.

So some old fetishist was trying to sacrifice you to their river god?

2buff: So some old fetishist was trying to sacrifice you to their river god?

I think it was more of not knowing how to swim. After that incident, I became a pro.

Who else have had close encounter to the edge?

But this place is for political discussions, you can go to religious section with this post!

I go change our wire for NEPA Pole back in d days in Surulere. My fingers became glued to d naked wires for a split second. I screamed Jesus and yanked my fingers off, was very close.
Was and still grateful to GOD ALMIGHTY.

Yea....was a kid den, very sick, dey gave me some injections nd thinkin i was on my way to recovery, dey left me... Mum came back and called me, no answer, she touched me nd my body was ice cold so she started screaming and cryin. My Dr aunt, dad nd bro rushed in nd were calling me, my eyes were open but i couldn't see dem, nd der shouts was a faint whisper to me. From whrever i was, i tried to ans but dey didnt hear, den in frustration, i grunted nd dey heard.... Wen i came to, my mum was holding me, cryin nd singing. I still don't knw wat happened but i guess it was a near death experience nd i thank God i survived.... Since den, i ve bin cautioned against taking cpen injection, wtever dt is