The "I almost died" thread

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@Tigerawa it doesn't really have to be near-death. Look at my main post, if the bad thing happened to me i wouldn't die.. I'd lose an eye.

@Statyk, the one with your sister made me shiver. That reallly could have gone VERY wrong.

Anyway, heres another one:

I dont remember exactly how old i was.. somewhere around 11, i decided to have a sleep over at my cousin. Everything went nice and cool. The last day i packed my bag with all the stuff i had (sheets, sleeping gear,..) and left with my cousin accompanying me. On our way home we had to cross a very old bridge made out of small wooden boards (not a bridge for vehicles, i was going through a forest) and under the bridge was a shallow water with lots of rocks.

Anyway, we knew we should be carefull, so we went one at a time. My cousin passed first and awaited me on the other side. So it was my turn.. I took steps a bit too fast and as i stepped on a wet board, i slipped and fell down on my back on the other boards..the boards ofcourse didn't hold me so they cracked and i fell down. The drop was about 7-8m. I remember that everything just went slower as i was falling down, i swear i must have repeated "Oh shit" 50 times in my mind that 1 second. When suddenly i hear a splash and everything turns white for a couple of seconds. That's when i hear my cousin calling me if i'm alright. As he rushed down, i already managed to stand up. My back was hurting like hell, because i hit a rock in the water

How did i not break my back ? i had a huge backpack on my back filled with bed sheets, pillows and clothes.

If it wasnt for the backpack, i'd probably be on a wheelchair