What's the closest you've ever come to dying?

[supercat]

Really irresponsible story here

My dad took us to the lake for jetskiing and he was towing my sister via rope with an innertube. Me and my brother were at the shore but I was a bit further out, and had on a life preserver not that I needed one b/c I'm a strong swimmer but the sheriff required them. Anyway my dad starts towing my sister more closely to us on the shore and is obviously doing some hotdogging or stunting I guess trying to throw her off so that he can get somebody else for a ride.

He came pretty close to me and then turned toward me and while still carrying the innertube, the innertube or worse the rope was obviously going to collide and adding to the immediate issue was that I had on a life preserver which kept me up in the danger zone. I just reacted immediately on instinct and spread my arms out forcing me down, timing the innertube coming in so that my head would be underwater right as the rope/innertube passed over me.

I was able to get down enough even with the life vest so it just whisked over my head, I remember feeling it come over that but luckily it didnt hit me in the neck or give me a direct blow to knock me out. That rope could have collapsed my windpipe and would have dragged my by the neck. If the innertube got me it would have collided with me but I would probably be ok. But, nothing got me and to this day I dont thank god, but just myself and promptly called my dad a dumbfukk