What moment made you say Yep I'm definitely dead but survive? #survival #luck

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I survived a car crash that wrecked my car. Rolled twice, landed upside down, learned the hard way that I didn’t have airbags (or at least they didn’t deploy). Did have my seatbelt on though, that probably saved me.Paramedic said he hadn’t seen a wreckage like that and have it end well.Not even a hairline fracture.
Parachute deployed but failed to open. That was one of those moments, than training kicked in. Cut away failed chute, deploy secondary. But for a brief moment life was about to be over in my mind.
Tire popped going over a two lane road with steep drops on both sides. My car jerked to the side hard, and my car went sideways. Half my car hung over the side and luckily it's low so it bottomed out. I climbed into the back seat and jumped out the back door.Some dude in a truck pulled me out and I drove on a flat to the other side and swapped my tire out.
Went white water rafting on the Gauley river and my raft flipped on pillow rock (one of the most famous class v rapids). Scariest moment of my life but, other than unexpectedly swallowing some water and almost vomiting, I came out completely unharmed.
I ate one of those Brach’s oval shaped hard candies (think they were called Sparklettes) at home alone when I was 6. Got stuck in my throat. I stood there in shock for a few seconds as I started to realize I couldn’t breathe. I ran crazily around the room and ended up colliding hard into the back of the couch which caused the candy to go flying out. Best accidental Heimlich ever.*typo edit
When both the stewardess and pilot at different times came on the loud speaker of the plane saying they are doing their best to land safely. Then seeing the fire engines and other emergency vehicles on the runway waiting for us. The plane landed fine but as it was going for the landing a weird calm came over me because I knew I wasn't going to make it and that was fine.
I was drunk and running in the woods when bam, barb wire fence straight to the throat. The last thing I remember I couldn't breathe and was passing out and there was blood squirting from my neck. Woke up an hour later and walked home looking like a murder victim.
A really bad flash fire at work where I jumped into a pit to get away from the heat. I saw the flames roll right over top of the pit. I thought for sure I was going to die. I got some wicked 3rd degree burns, but I lived.
I'm a skier. On a few occasions I have caught an edge at a pretty high speed (50+mph or more). That moment when you feel both skis leave the ground when they're not supposed to is horrifying. Somehow I've never had anything more than some moderate whiplash and a sprained wrist (knock on wood).
Yesterday morning when I slipped on some wet tin on a roof my safety cable didn't activate, luckily my coworker caught me, thats about as close as I've gotten so far.
In one of my first solo flights, when Cessna's pilot door opened during a turn and my belt was the only thing between my ass and the ground, 2000ft away.
Everytime my heart does the pinch thing and starts beating irregularlyEdit:thanks everyone for the concern, I do have an anxiety disorder and a weirdly developed heart so those are double trouble.
When I was hurtling down a mountain in the peak District on a bike and my brakes stopped working and was heading headfirst towards an open road
In a vehicle that rolled 3 times across the highway, then got hit by an 18 wheeler that was going WAY too fast. Two staples in a small head wound and that was it. All other passengers were seriously wounded or killed.
Bungee jumping. For the a second I legitimately thought I was dead. It was terrifying. I don’t do heights well
"Duct tape man" costume in middle schoolAs a last minute costume, I decided to cover myself in duct tape. As I wrapped my waist/chest, the shirt kept sliding so I sucked in and wrapped it real tight. Soon I realized I couldn't breathe. Frantically tried to rip it off, but the shirt just moved with the tape. Nearly passed out before I found some scissors and cut my shirt open
Daisy chain IED attack when on a convoy in Iraq in 2003. I saw two go off in front of me, and felt one just behind. They didn't just miss injuring me and the people in my vehicle, no one else in my convoy was hurt. The only "injury" I had was a wicked ringing in my right ear for a week, followed by some hearing loss. Not bad considering.
Shortly after my dad died, I was convinced I was having a heart attack and was so depressed I just went to sleep. I was certain I wasn’t going to wake up.In retrospect, I was possibly having an anxiety attack.
Overdosed on antidepressants. Not a fun time, but no permanent damage.
First 16 years of my life. Abusive father who would start swinging as soon as he got home from wherever he was. Anytime my father was home, all siblings would run to their room and mother would start praying silently.