Firefighters use forklift to move 900-lb. man

[Killer360]

Firefighters cut a hole in the side of a house and used a forklift to extricate a 900-pound man from his second-floor bedroom after a visiting nurse became worried about his health.

Rescue workers were called in Tuesday by the nurse, who determined the 33-year-old man needed medical help, Fire Chief Tom Cochran said.

Cochran said the man had not left his home since 2003.

The man's brother, who lives with him, said he suffers from Prader-Willi Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that creates a chronic hunger feeling that can lead to overeating and life-threatening obesity.

Rescue workers brought in a forklift, high enough to raise a platform to a hole cut into the wall of the house. They covered the man with a blue tarp to shield him from onlookers and slid the platform onto a flatbed truck for a trip to Sparrow Hospital.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/19/big.guy.ap/index.html


I wonder what they'll do with him when they get to the hospital...

[rabbit]

WTF?!  ROFL!!!  It's got to suck to be covered in a tarp and shipped around on a flatbed.

[Falcon]

Does the hospital even have a bed that can support him? lol

[CrAz3D]

Does the hospital even have a bed that can support him? lol

Ever seen the Scrubs episode with "Herb"?  Zoo.

[Sidoh]

Does the hospital even have a bed that can support him? lol

Ever seen the Scrubs episode with "Herb"?  Zoo.

Haha, that guy is awesome.

There's also an episode of House where fire fighters do this (it aired like a year ago, I think).

[deadly7]

Haha, that guy is awesome.

There's also an episode of House where fire fighters do this (it aired like a year ago, I think).

Episode 6 - "Que Sera Sera"

[Camel]

Does the hospital even have a bed that can support him? lol

Most do. I've heard of hospitals pushing two beds together to support people that big.