A 300 kg man in France seeks medical treatment, the government dispatches 50 people and a crane
[Global Times Reporter Zhao Fengying] With the help of 50 police, rescuers and doctors, a French man weighing 300 kg was finally lifted from his home by a crane (pictured).
According to a French newspaper "Progress" reported on the 1st, after falling down at home in July last year, Alan, a 53-year-old man, lay on the bedroom floor for several months. His brothers took care of meals and baths.
Alan weighed nearly 300 kilograms and could not move at all.
Because of the frequent "red lights" of physical conditions, his lawyer wrote to French Interior Minister Darmanin at the end of October this year to request rescue, but the government later responded that the two brothers "did not cooperate actively."
The French Anti-Obesity League filed a lawsuit in the court this year, accusing the government of not assisting "individuals at risk."
The government said that they also have difficulties, because this operation requires a lot of resources, and doctors have been very busy during the epidemic.
Agence France-Presse reported that in order to rescue Alan, rescuers used steel frames to reinforce the house and then opened the emergency exit on the second floor, and used a crane to move him out of the apartment.
The boss of the crane company said: "We have used cranes to transport people before, but this is the first time we have encountered such a heavy weight and such a complicated situation."