Wow, close one RH. Glad you're ok, I think there are several lessons to learn here but you forgot to mention what you did right, you had two lights on you! Never ever go in the woods without at least two lights. I learned this lesson the hard way many years ago when a bulb on my mag light burned out and I had to fumble in the dark to change the bulb, at several points I wasn't sure it was going to happen but luckily it worked out.
