Man Declared Dead For 45 Minutes Says He Awoke After Seeing Afterlife, Describes What He Saw
Posted on March 29, 2025
Note: we are republishing this story which originally made the news in February 2014.
A man who was clinically dead for 45 minutes shocked doctors when his heart suddenly started beating again—bringing with him an extraordinary story of the afterlife.
Brian Miller, a 41-year-old from Ohio, suffered a massive heart attack and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. But against all odds, his heart inexplicably restarted nearly an hour later. While medical professionals were stunned by his recovery, Miller himself was more focused on what he experienced while he was “gone.”
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Building, Photo Credit: Your Living Manna/Youtube
A Journey to the Afterlife?
During the time his heart had stopped, Miller recalls what he describes as a peaceful and vivid journey. He told in an interview that he found himself walking along a beautiful pathway filled with vibrant flowers. Then, he encountered someone unexpected—his mother-in-law, who had recently passed away.
“She grabbed my arm and told me, ‘It’s not your time,’” Miller recalled. He says the moment was overwhelmingly real and deeply emotional. He also claimed to have seen another deceased relative before waking up back in his hospital bed.
Despite being deprived of oxygen for 45 minutes—a situation that often results in severe brain damage—doctors were stunned to find Miller had no neurological impairments. His remarkable survival has reignited discussions about near-death experiences (NDEs) and what they could mean.
A man lying down in an ICU bed at a Hospital, Photo Credit: Your Living Manna/Youtube
Science Weighs In on Near-Death Experiences
Miller’s story is far from unique. Researchers have been studying NDEs for years, searching for answers about what happens to the brain at the edge of life.
Dr. Steven Laureys, a Belgian neuroscientist leading the Coma Science Group in Liege, has been at the forefront of studying near-death experiences. His research suggests that people who undergo NDEs often experience profound transformations—many lose their fear of death and describe the event as the most significant moment of their lives.
