She 'died' for 24 minutes! What this 50-year-old Spanish woman saw afterlife will shock you

The question of what occurs after death has intrigued human beings for many centuries. With the significant leaps made in science and medicine, however, no definitive answers have been found.

Most individuals believe that death entails quietness and nothingness, but one remarkable tale defies such a notion. Tessa Romero, a Spanish woman, was clinically dead for 24 minutes. What happened, she says, was a tranquil world beyond the confines of physical life. Her vivid account offers a powerful glimpse into the possibility of life after death, suggesting that death might not be the end, but rather a transition into another, more tranquil existence.

Spanish journalist experiences 24 minutes of near-death experience

Tessa Romero, a 50-year-old sociologist and journalist from Andalusia, Spain, was having a routine morning, dropping off her daughters at school, when her life dramatically changed. Suddenly, she collapsed, ceased breathing, and her heart stopped beating. Doctors ruled her clinically dead. For 24 minutes, doctors struggled to resuscitate her. In a rare miracle, they managed to do so. But Tessa came back with more than a heartbeat, and she came back with a narrative that would rock all she ever thought.

According to The Sun, in those 24 minutes, Tessa feels she has crossed over into another world—one free from pain, sadness, and even the passage of time. "It was like a great weight had been removed from my shoulders," she wrote in her book about what happened. She recalled vividly being suspended above a building, observing her lifeless body from afar. "I didn't know I was dead. I felt so alive just not being seen by anyone around me."

She describes the experience not as a hallucination or dream, but as a vivid, serene meeting with something larger than herself.

Tessa Romero: 24 minutes beyond death

Tessa used to be a skeptic, questioning anyone's reports of life after death. But her near-death experience changed everything. "That world was more real than this one," she explained. "Time was slower, feelings were deeper, and everything was meaningful." Her fear of death dissipated.

Rather than an end, she now perceives death as passage to a new life—one of tranquility and of clarity. "I no longer fear what lies ahead. I know now we are never alone," she stated.Prior to her near-death experience, Tessa had also been experiencing an unknown illness. Even after many of her medical tests, there was no apparent cause. As she declined further, some doctors even intimated that her body could be expressing profound emotional hurt.

"I was experiencing the darkest period of my life," she revealed. "I had been keeping so much emotional trauma hidden, and it was starting to come out.

Her physical breakdown, she feels, was connected to this repressed sorrow. But after her brush with death, not only did her emotional recovery take place—her physical restoration started as well.

From death, a new beginning: Tessa’s message of hope

Tessa Romero's testimony provides something every bit as potent: a message of reassurance.

She now lives her life with an added sense of peace and appreciation. "Each day is a gift," she said. "And the most valuable thing I've learned is that we are never really alone even when we die." Her account contributes to an increasing body of near-death accounts indicating that death might not be the end but the start of something new and very beautiful.Also Read | “Death of architecture in Delhi” hides layers of history; explore forgotten tales from Mughal arches to Partition memories