610kg Saudi man forklifted to hospital on Monarch's order
Acting on orders of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a man, who weighs in at 610 kg, was forklifted to a hospital for medical treatment.
Khaled Mohsin Shairi, who was flown on a specially-equipped plane from his southwestern hometown of Jizan to Riyadh, would undergo special treatment at the expense of the King, News.com.au reported.
The health ministry had to get hold of a custom-made bed and a crane to transfer Shairi from his second-floor apartment.