I wouldn't say calmest since people tend to panic and spaz out when they can't breath. It doesn't sound painless either. I found this posted from someone that experienced it but was revived:
"...When the cramp hit me, I sank to the bottom of the lake 12 feet down, in a doubled-up position. Compounding the wracking pain in my trunk was a mounting choking sensation. (Try holding your mouth and nose after taking a deep breath. Hold your breath until it becomes unbearable; then try holding it a few seconds past the unbearable point. It's a horrible sensation and would give you a dim idea of just one aspect of how it feels to drown.) The pressure of the water caused a stabbing pain in my eyes and ears... try to keep your head when water begins to seep into your already tortured lungs and your body is a mass of pain and you know you are dying... I remember that I screamed down there against a solid wall of water�I remember that I threshed and bobbed, but only succeeded in burrowing my head into the slime of the lake floor...."
Doesn't sound like the ideal way to go, although I can imagine many worse ways to go. For me, I think passing away in sleep is the best way to go.
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