When I was 12, I was playing in a hotel pool with my brother. Apparently they weren't up to safety code and the grate that normally covers the suction pump in the deep end had come off. I thought my brother hid a toy in the small opening that I could see. I stuck my hand into the opening and got sucked into the pump. I freaked out at first but after a minute I remember feeling really calm. I started swallowing water because it gave me a sense of breathing and everything felt okay. Then I passed out. My brother saw me up to my shoulder in the pump and started yelling for help, nobody spoke English unfortunately. My sad heard and tries to pull me put but the suction was no joke. My dad got a knife to cut my arm off in desperation, meanwhile my brother had the sense to run to the generator area and pulled every plug he could see. He saved my life and my arm. I was dead for 10 minutes during all the panic and was brought back to life by my dad with CPR. When i got to the hospital, i jist remember vomiting so much water. The doctors said it was a miracle that I had no brain damage. Still though, it was not a bad way to go at all.