World's fattest man dies at 48

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Manuel Uribe, the world's heaviest man, has died at the age of 48 in Mexico.
According to the New York Post, the Mexican man was taken to hospital recently due to heart problems.
He had trimmed down to 867 pounds, Contactmusic reported.
Officials used a crane to move him.
In 2006, Uribe earned his place in the Guinness Book of World Records by pointing the weight scale at whooping 1,230 pounds.
First Published: May 27 2014 | 4:30 PM IST