Traveling to South Carolina with the hopes of a relaxing trip Eddie Meyer and Chad Nardi were not expecting Meyer to encounter a near-death experience.

Meyer, junior, traveled with friend Nardi, junior, to Nardi’s grandparent’s house in Hebrook, SC with Nardi’s parents. Meyer had gone to work out at the nearby gym, and then jogged two miles back to the house. According to Meyer, the weather was in the high nineties and he was not hydrated.

The next day, the boys went to the Atlantic ocean. Meyer said while there he began having a headache, so the group headed back to the house. When they arrived, Meyer vomited four times. Worried, Nardi’s parents drove Meyer to the hospital.

“While [Nardi’s parents] were taking me, they had to pull over because I had to puke again,” Meyer said. “I got out of the car and collapsed. They called the ambulance and while it was coming, I went into shock.”

While Nardi’s parents were waiting for an ambulance they were on the side of the road trying to flag down anyone to come and aid Meyer. Those who did stop to help poured water on Meyer to keep him hydrated.

“I had no idea what was going on,” Nardi said. “I was scared that my friend was being taken to the hospital.”

Once inside the ambulance, Meyer regained consciousness.

“I remember the [medic] saying, ‘That was really close, you could have passed away if the people on the side of the road didn’t stop to help hydrate you,’” Meyer said.

Once in the hospital, Meyer could not eat or drink anything for two hours. He was checked in at 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon and released at 9:00 p.m.

“It was pretty shocking to hear I could’ve passed away if those people didn’t stop to help me,” Meyer said. “I’m really for those people.”