This article contains spoilers for tonight’s Emmerdale, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on ITVX.

Caleb Miligan’s (William Ash) life is at risk in Emmerdale, having been targeted by Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) in an organ harvesting plot.

It was recently revealed that Joe was suffering from chronic kidney disease, and was in need of a transplant.

He soon discovered that uncle Caleb was a match, and planned to have him knocked unconscious and put under the knife.

However, the plan didn’t play out as intended, and soon Joe resorted to even more desperate measures by hiring someone to stab Caleb.

In tonight’s episode, Joe bundled the injured man into his car and drove him to Dr Crowley, who attempted to stabilise him to remove his kidney.

Unfortunately, things took a worrying turn when Caleb began to flatline on the operating table. Will he make it out alive?

Does Caleb Miligan die in Emmerdale?

Things aren’t looking great for Caleb right now, but it has yet to be confirmed how this story will end.

Fans can take comfort in the fact that the show hasn’t yet announced an exit for Caleb, which could be proof that he is set to pull through.

On top of that, the ITV soap has killed off four major characters in the last few months, and confirmed the death of a fifth.

Even for a village as unlucky as Emmerdale, it seems unlikely for yet another villager to lose their life so soon.

There’s also the fact that Caleb’s family, Steph (Georgia Jay) and Ruby (Beth Cordingly) have had a traumatic few months, with the revelation that Steph is actually Anthony Fox’s biological daughter.

Would Emmerdale bosses kill Caleb off before further exploring the dynamics of the family as they navigate this trauma together?

On the flip side, soaps are no strangers to airing shock deaths without announcing them prior to airing, so could we be set to wave goodbye to Caleb after all?

And with Joe and Crowley having agreed to leave the village after the operation, could we be set to lose them too?