Khalid Moshin Shaeri, 1,345-pound Man, Airlifted to Hospital (+Video)

Khalid Moshin Shaeri, 1,345-pound Man, Airlifted to Hospital (+Video)
Khalid Moshin Shaeri, 1,345 pounds, being transported from his home in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. (Screenshot/NTDTV)
Tara MacIsaac
8/20/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Khalid Moshin Shaeri, a 20-year-old Saudi man bedridden because of his 1,345 pound weight, was transferred to a medical center in the city of Riyadh. King Abdullah paid for the trip. A forklift was used to carry Shaeri to an ambulance and then onto an airplane, according to Sky News. Part of his home had to be demolished to get him out.