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Riyadh : A young Saudi national who was suffering from extreme obesity, thanks to his staggering weight -610kilograms which is equivalent to 1,344 pounds,  was forklifted to a hospital on August 19, Monday for medical treatment to reduce his weight.  What makes this case more special is that the youth will be treated at the expense of the Monarch King Abdullah.

The youth named Khalel Mohsin Shairi  who resided  at Jizan  was forklifted and  taken in a specially equipped plane, SPA to Riyadh.

The Health Ministry  had arranged for a special bed and a  crane to enable to take Shairi from his second floor apartment. The nature of treatment which will be given to Shairi as well as his age  has not been disclosed.