A red bench from the British Heart Foundation stands beside Enniskillen Castle to honour Adam Cooke from Ballinamallard. The 39-year-old draughtsman and runner suffered cardiac arrest while asleep at home in March 2024.

Cooke had worked that day and completed his regular evening run before bedtime with his wife Hannah and their one-year-old son Alfie. Hannah woke around 1am to barking from their golden retriever Polly downstairs.

She recognised the sound Adam made from her past work as a carer and called emergency services. Hannah performed CPR as directed by call handlers. Paramedics shocked him seven times to stabilise his heart before hospital transfer.

Cooke spent six days unconscious before waking in the cardiac ward. He received intensive care and now has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. He has adjusted to a slower pace of life.

The bench sits along the Broadmeadow path near the castle. Councillor Shirley Hawkes, Vice Chair of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, welcomed its placement in a busy spot visited by families.

Cooke welcomes the bench's community location as a prompt to value life, express thanks for his treatment, and support heart research. The British Heart Foundation aims for such benches to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease.