Woman who died for 11 minutes and came back to life shared what she saw during that time

Charlotte Holmes never expected her life to change during a simple medical check-up, but what happened that day in September 2019 shocked everyone  including herself.

Charlotte, from Kansas, was just going in to see her heart doctor like she had done many times before. But during the check-up, her blood pressure suddenly shot up to 234 over 134, a dangerously high level.

Doctors told her she could be having a heart attack or another stroke right at that moment. She was rushed to the hospital, and her husband Danny stood nearby, terrified and helpless as the doctors surrounded her and tried to save her life.

As Charlotte’s condition got worse, something strange began to happen. She started talking about seeing flowers, even though there were no flowers in the room.

Danny realized something was very wrong  it was like she had left the world. Moments later, her heart stopped. Charlotte was declared clinically dead for 11 minutes. But according to her, those 11 minutes were unlike anything she had ever experienced.

Charlotte said she left her body and could see the doctors and nurses working hard to bring her back. She also said she smelled the most beautiful flowers she’d ever known and heard music that was calm and peaceful. She believed she had entered heaven.

She described it as a place full of beauty that words couldn’t fully describe. She saw angels and felt only joy no fear at all.

While in heaven, Charlotte said she saw people she loved who had passed away — her mom, dad, sister, and even some saints from the Bible. She explained that none of them looked sick or old. They all looked young and healthy, as if they were in their thirties.

Then she saw a little boy and was confused at first, but then she heard God tell her, “That’s your child.” Charlotte had lost a baby boy when she was five and a half months pregnant. Seeing the toddler now amazed her, and she was told that children keep growing in heaven, even though there’s no time there like on Earth.

But Charlotte’s journey didn’t end in heaven. She said God showed her something very different  a terrifying glimpse of hell. She described it as dark, filled with the smell of rotting flesh, and filled with screams.

The contrast to the peace of heaven was overwhelming. Charlotte said God told her, “I’m showing you this so you can go back and tell others  if they don’t change, this is where they’ll end up.” After that, she felt herself being pulled back into her body. Danny, still by her side, saw her eye twitch — a sign that she was coming back to life.

Charlotte survived and stayed in the hospital for two more weeks before fully recovering. She said that when she returned to her body, she could feel pain and sorrow again — things she hadn’t felt in heaven. Her story touched many people, especially those who believe in life after death.

Sadly, Charlotte Holmes passed away years later, on November 28, 2023, at the age of 72 after another heart attack. But the experience she shared during those 11 minutes continues to inspire and raise questions about what might lie beyond this life.