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World's Most Obese Man to Wed

Fianceé helped Uribe trim 550 lbs. off record weight of 1,230

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Oct 2, 2008 1:34 PM CDT

(Newser) – Manuel Uribe, once the world's heaviest man, is being swept away to the chapel—quite literally. The 43-year-old will be towed through the streets to his Oct. 26 wedding in Monterrey, Mexico, on a customized bed, reports the AP.

Uribe, who set the world record in 2006 for weighing 1,230 pounds, has lost 550 with his fiancée’s help. Uribe says he will have a bite of wedding cake for photos, but no more because he's on a diet.

Uribe can't walk and will need to be towed to his wedding on a customized bed.
Uribe can't walk and will need to be towed to his wedding on a customized bed.   (AP Photo)
Manuel Uribe will tie the knot with his longtime girlfriend later this month.
Manuel Uribe will tie the knot with his longtime girlfriend later this month.   (AP Photo)
Uribe set a world record when he weighed 1,230 pounds in 2006.
Uribe set a world record when he weighed 1,230 pounds in 2006.   (AP Photo)
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