People Who Narrowly Escaped Death And Now Live In Their Own Version of Final Destination

Some near-death stories sound so wild they feel made up, but these ones come with pictures. From runaway boulders to shark bites, falling cars, and other split-second disasters, every image here captures somebody who somehow walked away.

That is what makes these moments so hard to shake. A few of them were saved by luck, a few by timing, and a few by something as random as a pocketful of coins or a phone taking the hit instead. Either way, the people in these photos are now living with stories that sound straight out of Final Destination.

Scroll through and see which one made your stomach drop first.

I can't even fathom seeing a boulder the size of your house just rolling by.

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Or, as my husband calls them: death wheels.

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My opinions on bullfighting aside, this guy better count his lucky stars.

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I'm not sure if this would be dangerous, but it's epic regardless.

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The next few photos get even more absurd.

A shark bite survival! Some scientists believe that the shark will determine whether it wants you for dinner with its first bite, based on the ratio of fat to bone in your body.

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When your dad skills and your gym skills work together to save your kid's face.

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Of all the things to fall on you while riding a bike, the answer 'car inside of a parking garage' has got to be low on the list.

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Yes, this person did keep their head.

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Some of these close calls are hard to even process.

And to think that those helmets and face masks haven't always been required...

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When your phone takes a chainsaw to the back instead of you.

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This guy's great-grandfather was shot in WWI. The coins in his breast pocket stopped the German bullet from causing his untimely death.

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The luckiest of all the ducks!

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That pocketful of luck really did the job.

And speaking of emergencies, the expert’s debate over airplane attire as “essential” is wild.

You don't mess with snow.

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Oh, you know, just cruising on by.

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Now that's precision!

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This truck driver got caught in a mudslide on California's coastal highway and lived to tell the tale.

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My stomach dropped on this one.

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FINAL DESTINATION PEOPLE!

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Now you can tell people at parties for years to come that beer saved your life.

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Seriously?!

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Some people really do get one unbelievable second chance.

For more “one second changed everything” chaos, check out 70 Unluckiest Moments Caught In Time.