The Near Death Experience of Ms. Daniela Hahn
What Researchers Found
The Story
Daniela was a 10-year-old girl who had a near-death experience in the mid-1980s at an outdoor pool in her village. She was swimming in the deep end when three older boys surrounded her and repeatedly pushed her underwater, preventing her from breathing. During the NDE, Daniela left her body and observed the scene from a higher vantage point while still underwater. She saw air bubbles, her body, and the surrounding pool activity. She felt enveloped in silence and perfect peace, with no fear, acting as an observer. A light beam separated her spiritual form from the incident. She realized she would die if the boys continued and consciously decided to breathe underwater. Suddenly, a suction pulled her back into her body, and a girl her age helped her to the pool edge. The girl disappeared when Daniela turned to thank her, and searches with her sister failed to find her. After the NDE, Daniela initially lost the memory but recalled it in her early 30s, leading to a deeper interest in spirituality, life after death, and esoteric topics. She became convinced of continued existence beyond the physical body, influencing her worldview and prompting research into reincarnation, angels, and biblical interpretations.
“peace overcame me it was a perfect peace and in this state of being I had no fear”
The NDE involves an out-of-body observation during near-drowning with vague perceptions of the scene that were potentially accessible via normal senses underwater near the pool edge. No specific, verified details from the OBE are corroborated; the sister's confirmation only supports the post-return search for the mysterious rescuer, not the OBE claims themselves.
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 NDE involves an out-of-body observation during near-drowning with vague perceptions of the scene that were potentially accessible via normal senses underwater near the pool edge. No specific, verified details from the OBE are corroborated; the sister's confirmation only supports the post-return search for the mysterious rescuer, not the OBE claims themselves.
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.