The atmosphere in Emmerdale suddenly fell into panic when Zak Dingle, the living legend of the Dingle family, suddenly collapsed in the middle of the memorial gathering.

In just a moment, the laughter and congratulations turned into a scream of horror.

The man who was once a symbol of resilience now lay motionless, his eyes closed, his hand still clutching the half-finished beer glass.

At the ceremony that day, the whole Dingle family gathered to remember the deceased.

They laughed, cried, and talked about the past. Zak sat in the corner of the room, his eyes looking into the distance, sometimes smiling softly as if remembering something. Then suddenly, when Chas just raised his glass, Zak stood up, intending to say a few words, his whole body trembled. A second later, he collapsed to the floor, the sound of the collision made everyone stunned.

Cain was the first to rush forward, shouting loudly for his father. “Daddy, can you hear me?” – his voice choked. Chas burst into tears, and Lisa could only hold her head, mumbling a prayer. The ambulance call rang out, the siren tore apart the peaceful night of Emmerdale. The villagers poured out, everyone was scared, everyone felt like they had lost something familiar.

The scene of Zak lying on a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance is one of the most haunting images of Emmerdale in 2025. The man who had once led the Dingle family, who had fought against all difficulties, now became frighteningly fragile.

From here, the tragedy began – and Emmerdale would never be the same again.