Guide to Column Labels in the List Below:

Registry Number: NDERF registry number

Post Name: Title of experience posted on nderf.org

URL: URL of experience posted on nderf.org

Comments: Introductory comments to near-death experience (NDE)

Text: Narrative from NDE describing encounters with people not previously known

This page contains 5 near-death experiences (NDEs) describing encounters with deceased people not previously known. This is a small sampling, and not intended to be a comprehensive listing of such NDEs posted on NDERF.

Methodology:

Experiences were scored as near-death experiences (NDEs) if they met all of the following:

1. A lucid, organized experience occurring at the time of a life-threatening event so severe that there is unconsciousness or clinically apparent death with an absent heartbeat.

2. An NDE Scale score of 7 or higher.

3. Shared by the individual who personally had the NDE.

4. Shared in English via the completed survey form on nderf.org.

These are NDEs from the most recent version of the NDERF survey (nderf.org). They are sequentially shared NDEs from November 11, 2011 to April 8, 2021. All accounts were scored as NDEs if they met the above criteria and regardless of experience content to avoid bias in studying the content of the NDEs.

The NDEs posted on the NDERF website are edited to correct obvious spelling and grammar errors. As remarkable as the NDEs are in this list, please remember that they accurately represent the real experiences of near-death experiencers (NDErs) from all walks of life and around the world.

We strive to make a larger collection of NDEs that include verified encounters with deceased people not previously known available to the world with as compressive a collection of such NDEs as possible. We would be delighted to collaborate in this endeavor with anyone with other credible internet sources of NDEs describing encounters with deceased people not previously known.

This list is public domain and may be used by anyone.

Substantial efforts are made to minimize the risk of posting fraudulent NDE accounts on nderf.org: See a more detailed explanation.

We strive for accuracy in this list. If any NDEs should not be included for any reason, please email us at nderf@nderf.org with the NDE registry number and URL. Thanks!

This brief list illustrates that NDEs can include encounters with deceased people not previously known to the NDErs. Even a brief review of the NDEs below should demonstrate that these types of NDEs can and do occur.

Near-Death Experiences Describing Encounters with People Previously Unknown

Registry Number	Post Name	URL	Comments	Text
6866	Meg C NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1meg_c_nde.html	NDE due to sepsis. Remarkable awareness of a son that her aunt lost shortly after birth. Contributor is a nurse.	I encountered my aunt, my grandmother and my brother, who were all deceased at the time of my experience. I also encountered my cousin, who was also deceased but I didn't have knowledge of his existence prior to my experience.
7131	Justin M NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1justin_m_nde_7131.html	NDE due to suicide attempt and car crash.	i saw my deceased mother, my now girlfriends deceased dad and twin sister (which at the time of my NDE i had never seen) and i saw a lot of other people all of whom i didnt know.
7343	Robert T NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_t_nde_7256.html	NDE due to end-stage AIDS.	Grandfather who passed in 1956 although I didnt realize it at the time...it was nearly three years later that I first put it together...pictures of my grandfather were rare in the family
7525	Kate L NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1kate_l_nde.html	NDE at time of operation.	I saw my Grandma and also her Mother, but at the time I did not know my G-Grandmother as she died before I was born. It was only when I described her to my Mother she told me it was her Grandma and explained she died long before I was born.
8772	Serena NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1serena_nde_8772.html	NDE due to drowning at 2 ½ years old. Saw deceased grandfather who died before he was born.	It was my grandfather from my mom's side, who had passed away before I was even born. I think I knew he was dead, although I did not really know what being dead meant. Also, I don't think I knew how he looked like at the time of the experience.