He chose to turn back and the next thing he remembers is waking up in the hospital.
Gordon has described the incident as “entirely pleasant” and it has all the hallmarks of a so-called near-death experience or NDE.
He is now training to become a Catholic priest.
According to Dr Sam Parnia from the NYU Langone School of Medicine in New York, NDE patients often describe similar memories.
He said: “People describe a sensation of a bright, warm ... Read even more