Pilot Crashes, Sees Own Body Hanging in Trees: Near-Death Experience

Near death experience: A Canadian pilot crashed into trees after engine failure. He got out of the plane and walked some distance before looking back to see his own body dangling out of the plane.

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This near death experience was shared by Canadian pilot Jeffrey S. on the Near Death Experience Research Foundation website and on YouTube.

The Crash

While operating as the chief pilot for a Canadian air service, I crashed shortly after take off.

I had a catastrophic engine failure. Panic was my immediate response, but my training kicked in ... I tried restarts, [but] could not get it to fire. I secured the engine and prepared for a crash landing.