Near-Death Experience

 So close.

When someone just nearly meets their demise but escapes it just in time to tell the tale. This life-threatening hardship can come in many forms, one of such being the well-known "suspended by a slowly breaking root above a Sudden Death chasm" scenario where somebody slips into a ravine and is about to tumble to their death, but uses sudden amazing reflexes to grab an Ex Machina of a root that connects to no known tree sticking out of the canyon wall. Without any way of getting back up, they helplessly gaze down into what awaits them below: a rocky grave often accompanied by a nearby creek. Should they lose their grip or the root snap, they will die soon after.