Near-Death Experience in an Avalanche | An Interview with Monika Dreier-Leuthold
What Researchers Found
The Story
Mrs. Dreyer, a ski tourer with family and friends, experienced a near-death event when an avalanche buried her during a descent in the mountains. She felt a gust of wind and cracking sounds before becoming unconscious. While buried, she struggled for air, panicked, and screamed internally. She saw images of people, said goodbyes, and reconciled past issues, including with her husband. Pain and fear vanished, replaced by peace and safety. She reviewed her life from afar, realizing its purpose. A benevolent being of light appeared and offered to accompany her. Out of her body, she watched her daughter being cared for and her husband searching desperately. The being answered her questions about God, mathematics, and medicine. She accepted death and wished to die in peace. Rescuers dug her out after 20-30 minutes, but she felt heavy and reluctant to return. After the NDE, her lifelong fear of death disappeared. She trained as an auxiliary nurse at age 46 to understand life and dying. She now supports dying patients in a dementia ward, offering comfort and assurance that death brings peace. Her relationship with religion deepened, providing inner security. She wrote a book about the experience and feels internally liberated.
“and i knew this was going to be my death and then i was gone for a while”
The account features an OBE claim with specific perceptions of named family members' actions (Cornelia cared for, Rudy searching, Angelica comforted by Sonja) while buried and unconscious under snow, indicating moderate perceptual impossibility and detail. However, evidential strength is limited by complete absence of any reported verification attempts or confirmations, with all claims remaining unverified.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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What Researchers Found
The account features an OBE claim with specific perceptions of named family members' actions (Cornelia cared for, Rudy searching, Angelica comforted by Sonja) while buried and unconscious under snow, indicating moderate perceptual impossibility and detail. However, evidential strength is limited by complete absence of any reported verification attempts or confirmations, with all claims remaining unverified.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.