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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Eleanor Fleming

Fit and healthy marathon runner reveals the ‘intense’ sensation he felt just before his heart stopped

A father-of-two whose heart stopped beating while running the Reading Half Marathon, causing him to collapse and remain unconscious for four minutes, will run the same race to raise vital funds to thank the volunteers who saved his life.

Jonathan Oakeley, 39, an insights manager for PepsiCo, collapsed approximately one mile from the finish line on March 17, 2019 after going into cardiac arrest.

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