A Close Call

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Story type: Near Death Experience
Location: Davidson County, N.C..
Source: Form Submission
Date submitted: Sun Aug 26 12:58:54 2007

I am going to share something with you that I have never told anyone. This is the first time that I have shared this story.

I was raised on a farm in North Carolina. My dad raised tobacco and our land was next to the Yadkin river. One event that happened took place when I could not have been no more than 4 years old ,maybe even younger. I have always kept this event to myself because somehow, I have always viewed it to be too special to share, or maybe afraid to share, but here goes .

I remember that my dad and sisters were at the river. I can remember it was a very hot and sunny day. Every one was enjoying the water and somehow,I managed to drift away from them. I remember walking where it was shallow and all of a sudden,I walked off what seemed like a ledge. The next thing I knew, I was under water where it was very deep and I was to little to know how to swim. I felt my feet in the muddy bottom ,the mud around my feet and I could hear my dad and sisters talking. For some reason I did not panic. I kept walking on the bottom still hearing the voices of my family. Their voices started to sound distant and finally I heard fear in their voices. It was then when it occurred to me that they realized I was gone. I could hear the panic in their voices, calling out my name. I wanted to go to them but I did not know how to do it. It was the panic in their voices that concerned me , especially my dad. I always listened to my father and was afraid that if I did not answer him I would get into trouble. I could not answer or find my way to them, I felt lost. I don't even remember If I was holding my breath or not but I do remember a feeling of peace that I have never felt again to this day.

Suddenly I felt that I was not alone. Someone was with me and I was not afraid. I felt as if I was being carried by some one . The next thing I remember , my head was emerging out of the water. My head finally was totally out and I remember being let go of by the presence or what ever it was. I could feel my feet once again on the sandy part of the river. I saw my Dad some distance away and I started coughing and realized I was trying to get air in my lungs. My dad swam to where I was . I was still in deep water but at least my head was visible to where he could find me. It scared him. I saw the fear and also the relief . I have always kept what happened that day to my self. I was so small at the time that I did not know how to explain things or understand things. I just remember that I was not alone.

It is funny . I can still remember that day vividly and I was so young . I did not know that we could remember things that happened to us at such young ages. This is probably the earliest memory of childhood that I have. After this experience, my whole life has been filled with supernatural happenings. There are so many unexplainable things that has occurred that I could write abook about them. I think that once someone comes close to death, that they bring back something with them. I think that for some reason, I am sensitive to the spiritual world and because of this, all of the strange events that has happened during my life is somehow connected to what happened to me that day.