A Close Call with Death

Bob Egelestaff, Amazing guy who has really taken on life in his adventures being as of late, a high adventure expedition guide on the ships that visit the Antarctic region of the world. Bob nearly died as he and two other brave sailors sailed across the Southern Ocean through the Drake Straight navigatiing 50 foot waves in his path. Bob has gone more places and explored more areas than most humans...

Wes Bruns is alive and here to tell the story of his heroing experience of losing 4 members of his family to a Carbon Monoxide poisoning! On Christmas night of all nights, the family gathered for the holidays and went to sleep after a wonderful Christmas day but in the middle of the night, Carbon Monoxide crept in to take away four of his family members and almost himself! Tune in to listen to his...

Dave Chatterton was serving a mission in Haiti when he and his companion were taken by a terrorist group and held a gun point for a ramson that was substantial and survived. Daves life changed at that moment and in that circumstance to never be the same. Tune in and see and hear how Dave survived and how he sees life now.

Rachel Biggs lives up to her name of being a BIG road biker and this session tells of her horrific wreck on her bike while descending down a large mountain pass called "Big Mountain". At top speeds of around 50+ miles an hour, Rachel met a bad spot in the road in the shadows that threw her and her bike down the road leaving her unresponsive! Tune in to this story and see what happened an...

Epic interview experience with Adam Nugent on his podcast called " Burn Up" where we talked about my podcase "A Close Call With Death" and how our themes parallel. How we as human beings can find life again when we might have nearly lost our lives. Thank you Adam for the amazing conversation!z

Brody Young! Lieutenant with the Utah Park Service in beautiful Moab Utah. Brody was shot 9 times and lived!!! An assailant that attacked Brody in a blindsided incident left him fighting for his life to survive! His story of courage and resilience is astounding and one that no one should miss. Tune into his story here again as told on national stages and media. We are blessed to have you on the sh...

Curtis Marsh..... Larger than life and impactful in our community with messages of resilience and stamina after going through some very tough times in his life. Curtis talks about how weighed down we can get in life like a backpack full of rocks and horse manure and how we can persevere through those times to fine joy and happiness in the life we have ahead. Never give in and give up. You have suc...

Helaman was led down a dark path by people who didn’t have his best interests at heart—a path that ended in a devastating car accident that nearly took his life. Tune in to hear the story of this powerful Samoan warrior: what he went through, how he survived, and how he’s now turning his life into something meaningful and strong. Helaman, thank you for being on the show!

This episode shares the remarkable story of Mark Judge, who, just a few years ago, had a profound near-death experience. Mark became gravely ill after developing a severe infection that led to sepsis, and medical teams fought tirelessly to keep him alive. In this conversation, Mark recounts what happened, how the experience unfolded, and the deep impact it has had on his life—and on those he has s...

In this episode, we sit down with Chris Merrill to hear his harrowing story of survival. Chris was involved in a devastating ATV accident on the towering sand dunes of Southern Utah—an incident that nearly claimed his life and put his friend and his friend’s son in grave danger. While driving the ATV, Chris unknowingly crested a steep cornice. The vehicle suddenly launched into the air, landing ha...

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Heather VanBorum, who survived a devastating accident just five days before Christmas in 2021. While walking through a Costco parking lot in Murray, Utah, Heather was tragically struck by a car—an event that left her with life-threatening injuries, including the traumatic loss of both legs. Thanks to the quick actions of a courageous Good Samaritan, who a...

A Close Call With Death with Dustan Jackson, who is lucky to be alive after being assaulted in Mexico by the Cartel on Vacation at a luxury hotel. Dustan was severely beaten and left for dead in the desert after taking a taxi ride to a place tourists are taken when they wander away from the hotel on their own. Dustan was thrown from a vehicle while knocked unconcious shattering his shoulder and le...

Click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bob937/episodes/Episode-63-A-Close-Call-With-Death-with-guest-Bobby-Maximus-e2qrci8/a-abkgti3 In light of Veterans Day this session talks about life as we face it with someone who has trained special opps men and women in our Military that put it all on the line for all of us and for that sacrifice I am grateful. Bobby Maximus is a powerhouse in...

Joey Wood is a true miracle, having faced just a 3% chance of survival after his accident. While mountain biking in the stunning Utah mountains, he crashed at high speed, careening off the track and into the woods. Joey sustained a punctured heart, marked by a visible hole in the center of his chest, a stark reminder of the life-threatening risk he faced that day. Join us to hear Joey share his in...

In this episode, we sit down with @Kristi Whittingham, who experienced a harrowing close call while vacationing in Oahu, Hawaii, to celebrate a friend's birthday. While crossing a highway with her friends, Kristi was nearly run down by a driver who swerved directly at her, seemingly intent on causing harm. Join us as Kristi recounts the details of that fateful day. We’re grateful to have you on ou...

In this powerful episode, we are joined by Zac Matthews, a miraculous survivor of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck that resulted in a total paralysis for many months. Against all odds, Zac regained his feeling and now looks forward to a new life ahead of him. One year ago, in July 2024, Zac attempted to end his life with a bullet to the neck, leaving him paralyzed but ALIVE. Zac shares w...

In this session, we talk with guest Jenny Ahlstrom, a true survivor of one of life's most dangerous cancers in our lifetime. I person every 9 minutes is diagnosed with a (Myeloma) Blood Cancer each year and is 10% of all cancers. Jenny tells us of her battle to not only overcome this dreaded disease but she has gone on with her husband Paul to develop a company called HealthTree Foundation whi...

On a ten year anniversary of a near death incident my niece Elizabeth Howard said on this last Father's Day, that she had a desire to share her story and give thanks to her Dad Phil Howard, my brother, for the life saving action he provided to save Elizabeth from plummeting off a 50 foot cliff in Southern Moab Utah National Park. This will be the youngest interviewee I have had on the show and...

Kyle Rivera is an action packed character who has sky dived, BASE jumped and Wingsuited hundreds of times from airplanes, hot air balloons, cliffs, buildings, everything you can imagine that test a persons nerves and bravery. On one recent flight, Kyle had a scary malfunction of his equipment causing the lines that operate his Shute to wrap around his leg in decent and nearly cause him to crash la...

This interview is with Peter Ballentine, a guy who lives life large!!! We get into a terrible crash in his 911 Porsche in San Francisco, Near Death Hypothermia on the Snake River, and a Firey Crash on his BMW Motorcycle when he went through a Black Angus Cow in the dark coming home from Jackson Hole Wyoming!!! Peter is an action hero and should have been a stunt man in the movies. Here, is Peter B...

Our interview is with the lone survivor Stein Rosvquist, a flight Nurse Medic whose helicopter went down one night in a dense fog over Salt Lake City's western border near Salt Lake City International Airport. Stein suffered a severed lower back and other life threatening injuries and yet survived. The pilot and other medic on board did not make it. This story is of that fateful night and how...

Kennedy Littledike, is a miracle! Kennedy was involved in a horrific car wreck that launched her 30 feet into the air and onto a power line in Idaho, breaking her femur and hanging for over an hour waiting for rescue. Two of her friends were also ejected out of the car breaking their necks and backs but lived and are fully recovered. Kennedy tells us about the incident and how now, having her leg...

This episode is with guest Ben Gunn who 20 years ago experienced a tragic plane crash into the frigid waters of the ocean in Alaska on his way with his family to Anchorage for go fishing. Ben and his five family members went down into 42 degree ocean waters losing four of his family that day and only he and his brother in law survived. Tune into this heart felt testimonial of an experience that le...

This episode we re-launch episode #31 with David Osmond who wrote the new music for our podcast series A Close Call With Death, with the song "Last Day" from the Reflected Album. David's lyrics in this song truly reflect the meaning of the podcast series with looking at our survival stories with the eye of living life like it just may be the last day of our lives. Thank you David for...

John Knab, "Life is Moving At A 2x Pace: not sure how to slow it down!" John comes to the show with a close call with death due to a change in physical condition impacted by long corporate travel internationally reaching a status of Diamond Medallion 2.7 million miles in the air and with that plus work stress and weight gain, John experienced many negative health risks such as obesity, h...