The saying goes, live every day as though it’s your last, which is something that these extremely lucky people are bound to live by.
In a new thread on Reddit, fortunate users have revealed the extraordinary ways in which they avoided their own deaths.
User Drezzzire took to the forum to ask: ‘Redditors who have cheated death by missing a flight, calling in sick, missing the bus etc. What happened and did it change your perspective on life?’
In a new thread on Reddit, users have revealed how they cheated death in unbelievable stories
A surprisingly large amount of people revealed that they would have faced certain death if it hadn’t been for coincidental circumstances with the thread already attracting hundred of responses.
In the majority of cases it was split second decisions that ended up saving the user’s life.
Being late or forgetful is normally considered a poor trait, however, in these cases people were thankful for their flaws.
One man revealed that had he not left his wallet in his hotel room he would have been involved in a serious car accident.
In a similar incident this man will forever be grateful to the tie that he purchased at the mall.
A father revealed that sleeping through his alarm had saved his daughter from potentially fatal injuries.
One woman revealed that she and her brother were nearly present for a shooting at their school while looking for the toilet.
The decision to stay in may have been a little bit of an annoyance at the time but for this woman it’s the reason she is alive today.
Had the radio station have been playing a song that this man enjoyed – he would be looking at a very different future.
During a holiday to Lima this family chose to forgo the tour bus trip that they had initially planned, much to their relief.
The thread wasn’t restricted to car accidents with one man revealing that bunking off proved to be the best idea he ever had.
In another terrifying account a man revealed that he and his family were almost the victim of a fatal explosion.
Elsewhere a couple were extremely grateful to discover that they had the same taste in jewellery, had they not and there may have been no wedding at all.
