Elena Dies - 3x22 Vampire Diaries Season Finale

Elena drowns and dies in the season three finale of Vampire Diaries. She awakens as a vampire in hospital. The scene is mixed in with flashbacks of her original car crash off wickery bridge where her parents died, Damon realizing Elena is dead when Rick dies, and Rick’s ghost saying goodbye to Jeremy. Also from the same episode, Damon meets Elena for the first time -