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Tonight\u2019s Emmerdale<\/a> (Monday 17th October) took an extremely gruesome turn as poor Sam Dingle (played by James Hooton) was impaled on a digger!<\/p>\n As Storm Week raged in the Yorkshire village and more lives were put in danger, the action this evening ended with trouble at the farm.<\/p>\n Sam had been worried about whether the cows would be kept secure given the fact the storm was making light work of trees, let alone fencing.<\/p>\n His ominous prediction proved to be correct, as the gate to the cows\u2019 enclosure broke, freeing the cattle and sending them on a stampede down the lane.<\/p>\n Sam and farmhand Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter) were sent scrambling as they were chased by frightened cows.<\/p>\n Nate stumbled and it looked like he was a goner as Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) watched on in horror.<\/p> Sam, meanwhile, fled over some hay bales, falling to what viewers thought was the ground below him and away from the oncoming cows.<\/p>\n Belle ran to Nate who managed to dodge the numerous hooves and was fine, but the same couldn\u2019t be said about Sam\u2026<\/p>\n As the camera panned over the stacked bales, Sam was seen impaled on the tractor\u2019s fork, completely unconscious, with a metal stake through his chest.<\/p>\n Will Sam live? James Hooton remained cryptic at a press event attended by RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Speaking about the gruesome cliffhanger, James said: \u201cIt was interesting and obviously a bit of a break from the norm! You never know what the show is going to throw at you.<\/p>\n \u201cI was told this was happening and I didn\u2019t know what the outcome\u2019s gonna be with a story such as this. You don\u2019t know whether Sam lives or dies\u2026\u201d<\/p>