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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
'I have 9 lives': Canadian diver reflects on terrifying cliff fall, overcoming near-death experience
After a near-death experience slipping off a 22-foot diving cliff, Canadian diver Molly Carlson says she'll celebrate the next time she gets on the diving board again. The 26-year old was competing at the second stop of the Red Bull cliff diving World Series in Polignano a Mare, Italy, on June 28th, when the fall happened, leading her to drop out of the competition. "Watching it again, it's always terrifying. You don't expect yourself to slip off a 22-metre platform after years of doing it perfectly," Carlson told CBC Sports. "I'm just really proud of myself for knowing what to do in the air in such a scary situation." WATCH | Molly Carlson joins CBC Sports to discuss traumatic slip: The next morning, the diver woke up with a black bruise covering the sole of her right foot. "I was like, okay, I need to be smart about this," she said. "The shock is over. I am in pain. Let's just make sure that I'm good for the world championships. And so I flew home early and I got an X-ray and it was all clear." Carlson, who has been outspoken about struggles with anxiety, says that her first instinct after the fall was to feel like she let down her sponsors and country. Now, she's rewriting her own narrative and celebrating her courage on the diving board. "I live with anxiety, and I know that other people do too," she said. "And for me, I'm just trying to really find deep down like, 'You have to do this for you. You can't be jumping off platforms for other reasons. You can't be trying to people-please the whole time.'"Later this month, Carlson will compete in Singapore for Team Canada at the World Aquatics Championships 2025. As she prepares to return to the world stage, supportive teammates are what grounds the diver, she says. "Knowing that I have my coach, I have my teammates, I have Summer McIntosh ready to come cheer for me at the World Championships," Carlson said. "I think that's the coolest thing ever, and I just can't wait to prove to everyone that I can do this dive." While Carlson is gunning for the podium at World's — becoming a world champion has always been a dream — her greater goal is to inspire those watching. "At the end of the day, I've learned that success is so much more than outcomes. It's absolutely about how much you can connect with the audience, how much you can inspire," she said. "It is truly through inspiration, and I hope that I am helping someone out there feel less alone."
CBC
5 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
'I have 9 lives': Canadian diver reflects on terrifying cliff fall, overcoming near-death experience
Social Sharing After a near-death experience slipping off a 22-foot diving cliff, Canadian diver Molly Carlson says she'll celebrate the next time she gets on the diving board again. The 26-year old was competing at the second stop of the Red Bull cliff diving World Series in Polignano a Mare, Italy, on June 28th, when the fall happened, leading her to drop out of the competition. "Watching it again, it's always terrifying. You don't expect yourself to slip off a 22-metre platform after years of doing it perfectly," Carlson told CBC Sports. "I'm just really proud of myself for knowing what to do in the air in such a scary situation." WATCH | Molly Carlson joins CBC Sports to discuss traumatic slip: Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson spoke to CBC Sports after a 'near-death' experience during competition in which she slipped off a 22m platform. The professional diver told host Anastasia Bucsis about the scary experience, her amazement that her body 'knew' what to do, and how excited she is to compete for Canada in high diving at the world Aquatics championships beginning July 23rd. The next morning, the diver woke up with a black bruise covering the sole of her right foot. "I was like, okay, I need to be smart about this," she said. "The shock is over. I am in pain. Let's just make sure that I'm good for the world championships. And so I flew home early and I got an X-ray and it was all clear." Now, she's rewriting her own narrative and celebrating her courage on the diving board. "I live with anxiety, and I know that other people do too," she said. "And for me, I'm just trying to really find deep down like, 'You have to do this for you. You can't be jumping off platforms for other reasons. You can't be trying to people-please the whole time.'" WATCH | Molly Carlson shares struggles with anxiety, and overcoming: Cliff diver Molly Carlson talks about the importance of staying authentic 3 months ago Later this month, Carlson will compete in Singapore for Team Canada at the World Aquatics Championships 2025. As she prepares to return to the world stage, supportive teammates are what grounds the diver, she says. "Knowing that I have my coach, I have my teammates, I have Summer McIntosh ready to come cheer for me at the World Championships," Carlson said. "I think that's the coolest thing ever, and I just can't wait to prove to everyone that I can do this dive." While Carlson is gunning for the podium at World's — becoming a world champion has always been a dream — her greater goal is to inspire those watching. "At the end of the day, I've learned that success is so much more than outcomes. It's absolutely about how much you can connect with the audience, how much you can inspire," she said. "It is truly through inspiration, and I hope that I am helping someone out there feel less alone."
News.com.au
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Samuel L. Jackson once survived being dragged by New York subway train in harrowing accident
While Samuel L. Jackson is no stranger to intense scenes on the silver screen, the Hollywood actor recalled a near-death experience that almost took his life. The Pulp Fiction star opened up about the harrowing moment he was nearly killed after a serious incident on a New York subway train in 1988. 'I got dragged by a subway train in New York … I got dragged by the A train,' Jackson revealed on the Mad Sad Bad podcast with host Paloma Faith. 'I was in the middle door of the last car, and it was a long-ass train station. And when the door closed on my foot, [the] train took off. So, I'm sitting there thinking, I'm like, 'Oh, f**k, I'm going to die.'' Jackson, 76, recalled how the accident unfolded in a split second. After the subway doors clamped down on his foot, Jackson found himself stuck as the train began to move, dragging him toward the tunnel. 'I could see the tunnel coming, and I couldn't figure out anything that I could grab or hold on to and get close to the train, so I wouldn't get killed in the tunnel,' he continued. While his life flashed before his eyes, he explained, a person on the train had crutches and rushed to halt the train. 'It just slowed down really, really slow,' Jackson recalled. 'Until all of a sudden the train stopped.' Jackson continued to share his perspective on nearly dying as he experienced the brush with death. 'Things slow down when you're looking at death,' he remarked. 'I've been in car accidents and if I see them, it's almost like everything is slowing down, and you know there's nothing you can do to get out of the way.' When asked whether fear had gripped him while he was trapped in the subway doors, Jackson shared his honest thoughts. 'When I was being dragged, all I could think of was, it was going to be a really sad Christmas, because it was like a few days before Christmas,' he said. 'So I was going to miss my birthday and all that. I was like, 'Damn, it's gonna be f***ed up. It's gonna be a f***ed up Christmas this year.'' The Unbreakable actor previously detailed the accident to Vanity Fair. He shared that he had suffered a complete tear of his ACL and a partial tear of his meniscus, plus 'lots of cartilage damage.' Jackson had to get his right knee surgically repaired after the incident. This resulted in him spending ten months on crutches and more than a year in physical rehab. 'For the rest of his life, he would have a couple of extra screws in his right leg,' the magazine reported.
Fox News
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Samuel L. Jackson once survived being dragged by New York subway train in harrowing accident
While Samuel L. Jackson is no stranger to intense scenes on the silver screen, the Hollywood actor recalled a near-death experience that almost took his life. The "Pulp Fiction" star opened up about the harrowing moment he was nearly killed after a serious incident on a New York subway train in 1988. "I got dragged by a subway train in New York. . . . I got dragged by the A train," Jackson revealed on the "Mad Sad Bad" podcast with host Paloma Faith. "I was in the middle door of the last car, and it was a long-a-- train station. And when the door closed on my foot, [the] train took off. So, I'm sitting there thinking, I'm like, 'Oh, f---, I'm going to die.'" Jackson, 76, recalled how the accident unfolded in a split second. After the subway doors clamped down on his foot, Jackson found himself stuck as the train began to move, dragging him toward the tunnel. "I could see the tunnel coming, and I couldn't figure out anything that I could grab or hold on to and get close to the train, so I wouldn't get killed in the tunnel," he continued. While his life flashed before his eyes, he explained, a person on the train had crutches and rushed to halt the train. "It just slowed down really, really slow," Jackson recalled. "Until all of a sudden the train stopped." Jackson continued to share his perspective on nearly dying as he experienced the brush with death. "Things slow down when you're looking at death," he remarked. "I've been in car accidents and if I see them, it's almost like everything is slowing down, and you know there's nothing you can do to get out of the way." When asked whether fear had gripped him while he was trapped in the subway doors, Jackson shared his honest thoughts. "When I was being dragged, all I could think of was, it was going to be a really sad Christmas, because it was like a few days before Christmas," he said. "So I was going to miss my birthday and all that. I was like, 'Damn, it's gonna be f‑‑‑ed up. It's gonna be a f‑‑‑ed up Christmas this year.'" The "Unbreakable" actor previously detailed the accident to Vanity Fair. He shared that he had suffered a complete tear of his ACL and a partial tear of his meniscus, plus "lots of cartilage damage." Jackson had to get his right knee surgically repaired after the incident. This resulted in him spending ten months on crutches and more than a year in physical rehab. "For the rest of his life, he would have a couple of extra screws in his right leg," the magazine reported. Reps for Jackson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Daily Mail
01-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE I rejected my Catholic upbringing until God spoke to me after I died while giving birth
A New Jersey woman who once distrusted the Catholic faith she was raised in said her life changed forever when she died while giving birth at age 18. Rebecca Boothroyd, now 38, recalled the moment everything shifted, from a growing numbness in her body to what she believes was an encounter with the voice of God. 'During labor, I had an epidural,' she told Daily Mail. 'But instead of numbing me from the waist down, it numbed me from my back all the way up to my brain. It nearly killed me.' Boothroyd said she remained conscious and could feel something was seriously wrong. 'I told the nurse, 'You should get a doctor, something's wrong,' but they kept saying, 'You're fine,' she recalled. As the medication took hold, everything began to blur. 'I felt like I was drowning in sweat, but I wasn't even sweating,' she said. Then everything faded away and turned white. At the time, Boothroyd didn't realize it, but that moment would become a turning point in her life. It started in the hospital, in a haze of pain and beeping monitors, then came the light. Not just any light, but a blinding, all-consuming brightness that seemed to erase everything else. That moment changed everything for Boothroyd. Since then, she said, God speaks to her directly. The connection is clear, constant. And with it came something else: the power to heal. But she doesn't believe that hospital moment was random. There were other signs, brushes with death that now, in hindsight, feel like chapters of a bigger story in her life 'My first experience happened while driving with her dad pickup truck down the highway,' Boothroyd explained. One moment she was fiddling with the door handle and accidently swung the door open. The next things she remembered was she was hanging on the door for dear life as her father was driving down the interstate. Her father swerved just right, snapping the door shut and yanking her back to safety. She should have fallen. She didn't. The second episode was just as surreal. A simple trip to the movie store with her dad and sister turned into chaos. They'd barely pulled into the parking lot when her father hopped out, leaving her in the car. Moments later, the vehicle burst into flames. She doesn't remember exactly how he got her out, just that one minute she was inside, and the next, safe in his arms as the car exploded behind them. 'It always seems to be cars with me for some reason,' said Boothroyd. Boothroyd always had a sense there was something different about her, something deeper. She believed she was born with healing gifts, though for most of her life, those feelings stayed buried. Raised Catholic, she learned early that such ideas didn't belong in polite conversation. 'I have three kids. I was never married. Born and raised Catholic,' she explained. 'I always felt like everything I did was never good enough. There was too much judgment.' For years, she struggled under the weight of that pressure and the prescriptions. At one point, she was taking up to 25 pills a day. Her body was medicated. Her spirit was numb. But everything changed after what Boothroyd calls her 'rebirth.' It wasn't just a near-death experience. It was a moment of contact, an awakening. 'I realized it was a rebirth,' she said. 'I felt like I was in contact with the other side.' 'It opened me up to connect even more. Some people when they have near-death experiences, they have a whole download and instant awareness. Mine is integrated.' Now, Boothroyd said, her purpose is clear: to help others. She believes her gifts have finally surfaced because, for the first time, she's living life on her own terms, not by her parents' expectations, not by the rules of the church she grew up in, and not by the limitations of her past. 'I feel like that was a big reason why my gifts are coming out now, because I'm able to be my own person,' Boothroyd said. 'Instead of having to follow what my parents wanted, what my family wanted, what my church wanted.' God, she said, speaks to her directly now. And she no longer feels that meeting Him requires a steeple or pew. 'I'm very big on God, the Bible, all that stuff,' Boothroyd said. 'But only as long as it's being preached and taught the right way.' She recently became a licensed reverend. As for what lies beyond this life, she's not convinced it's as black-and-white as heaven or hell. 'Are you going there to learn some more lessons, or are you there to try to be free?' said Boothroyd.
