Dr. Mary Neal is an accomplished spinal surgeon whose Near-Death Experience (NDE) has inspired millions. Her story, told in Angel Studios’ film “ After Death ,” unfolded on a South American river when she became submerged while kayaking, and says she visited heaven.
“My husband and I are avid kayakers,” Neal recently told CBN Digital. “We’ve kayaked for decades all around the country [and] internationally.”
So, they joined friends in Chile for a special trip for her husband’s birthday, but while they were making their way down a river, the jovial occasion was obliterated.
Neal ended up going over a waterfall and experienced something she could “never have dreamed up.”
“The boat and I were immediately submerged under eight to 10 feet of water,” she said. “I didn’t panic. I set abou