English tourist returns to Cork hospital to thank doctor who saved his life

The couple, from Ormskirk near Liverpool, had been enjoying a night out in Cork City in February when the health emergency began

Mark Lang, centre, and his wife Julie met with consultant cardiologist Professor Noel Caplice of Cork University Hospital. Picture: Brian Lougheed/PA

An English tourist has returned to a Cork hospital to thank the doctor who saved his life during a heart attack.

Father-of-two Mark Lang suffered three cardiac arrests and was revived each time by a team involving a consultant cardiologist at Cork University Hospital (CUH).