Drowning is a bitch. I drowned as a kid, got revived. Nothing "peaceful" about it. My 1st cousin who was like my brother didn't make it from the drowning..........
I'm sorry you lost your cousin, and am glad you came back. I almost drowned once. Drove through the ice and rode the truck to the bottom of the lake. Took a while to get out of the cab. It wasn't "peaceful", in fact it was overwhelming panic, but when I accepted the fact that I wasn't going to make it, a calming feeling of wonder and surprise filled me. Immediately afterwards I got the door open and swam up to the hole I'd created in the ice.
Alaskan winter air is the sweetest air on Earth. Delicious. And every breath of it is a gift from God.
