thats sad.
twice i have come near to death.
1st time was when i was around 10 years old and a local nutcase flipped his lid tried to kill his own kids but they got away, he then got a can of parafin and chased me and 2 friends trying to pour it on us and set us a light.
he stopped when the polic turned up then poured it on himself and set hiself on fire in front of us.
the mofo died in hospital a day or so later with 90% burns, we watched him burn too.
2nd time was a watersports accident, for a laught me and my G/F decided to get towed behind my friends boat on an inflatable jetski/bike looking thing.
we were ok until we hit really choppy water and whilst turning we were thrown off it.
my G/F landed knee first into my chest and i expelled all air and was stunned, i sank like a stone but was dragged up and saved by my G/F who was ok and friend who jumped out the boat.
it took around 18 months for me to get back into watersports.