A Saudi man weighing 96 stone (610kg) has been airlifted to hospital after being unable to leave his bedroom for two-and-a-half years.
Khalid Mohsin Shaeri, 20, was flown from the southern city of Jazan to a hospital in Riyadh on the orders of King Abdullah.
The "rescue" plan had to wait for six months until a specially-made bed was delivered from the USA.
The Saudi Arabian health ministry worked with civil defence and the Saudi Red Cross to organise his evacuation after part of his home was demolished so he could be brought down from the second floor.
The 20-year-old has been flown to hospital
A forklift truck was used to carry Mr. Shaeri to an ambulance and on to a waiting aircraft. Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah al Rabeeah called the efforts of the King a "humanitarian gesture".
Mr. Shaeri, who weighs the same as two baby elephants or eight average-sized men, was reported to have a brother and sister who are also overweight but able to walk.
Local media said the Saudi health ministry had dealt with other morbidly obese patients this year, including two siblings who weighed 47 stone (298kg) and 55 stone (349kg).
