A 50-stone (700-pound) man once considered the world's most obese person left his home for the first time in five months with the aid of a forklift and a platform truck.
Manuel Uribe traveled to the La Boca dam, near Monterrey, Northern Mexico, without ever leaving his specially designed bed. A forklift hoisted the bed onto the truck, which then hauled him to the lake.
Manuel Uribe traveled to the La Boca dam, near Monterrey, Northern Mexico, without ever leaving his specially designed bed. A forklift hoisted the bed onto the truck, which then hauled him to the lake.
He snacked on fish and vegetables and joked with a local boat operator.
Manuel Uribe inside a trailer holding his specially designed bed on a trip to the La Boca dam, near Monterrey, Northern Mexico
Looking at the boatman's small craft, Uribe joked, 'Too bad I can't get on it - it would sink.'
Once considered the world's fattest man when his weight hit over half a ton, more than two years of steady dieting had helped Uribe drop to about 50 stone (700-pounds) as of June.
His former Guinness record weight was 88 stone (1,235 pounds). He did not say what his current weight is.
While somewhat bothered by the summer heat, Uribe appeared to enjoy his outing.
He is still unable to walk, and his last planned trip in March was aborted after the platform carrying his bed got stuck under an overpass.
His last successful trip outside his home was in March 2007, when six people pushed Uribe's wheel-equipped iron bed out to the street as a mariachi band played and a crowd gathered to greet him.
Before that, he hadn't left his home in five years.
The bed being fitted onto a platform truck
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