A woman miraculously came back to life after 17 minutes of sudden cardiac arrest. She shared what she saw in the “afterlife.”
On August 6, 2025, Đời sống Pháp luật published an article titled “After 17 Minutes of Clinical Death, Woman Wakes Up and Says: ‘The Afterlife’ Is Not What People Describe.”
The Sun reported on the rare case of “coming back from the dead” of a 35-year-old British woman named Victoria Thomas. She described herself as a healthy person who loved exercise. However, during a gym session, she suffered sudden cardiac arrest. She was clinically dead for 17 minutes before being revived thanks to the paramedics’ efforts. Upon waking up, Victoria revealed she had a strange experience of the “afterlife.”
“The Afterlife Is Not What People Say”
That was the first thing Victoria said when she regained consciousness. She explained that many people who had near-death experiences described peaceful scenes and a radiant tunnel of light.
“I saw everything go dark. Then I realized I was ‘floating’ in the air, near the ceiling, looking down at my body lying on the gym floor,” Victoria said.
“I didn’t see any light or feel the peace people often talk about. I only saw my body and some yellow gym equipment around me,” she recalled.
One strange detail was that at that moment, Victoria noticed her legs looked swollen. Later, when she saw photos taken of her before the incident, she was shocked to realize her legs indeed appeared more swollen than usual.
Victoria was taken to Bristol Royal Hospital, where she remained in a coma for three days. Luckily, she survived and was discharged. A pacemaker was implanted to prevent sudden cardiac arrest from happening again.
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