Obese man in recliner for 2 years is cut out of US home, dies at hospital
BELLAIRE, Ohio — Media reports say a morbidly obese man who hadn't moved from his recliner in two years and had to be cut out of his home when he fell ill has died at a hospital.
Media reports say the Ohio man died Wednesday.
Wheeling Hospital in West Virginia confirms the death of 43-year-old Richard Hughes.
WTOV in Ohio says rescuers had to cut him from his recliner and take him through a hole in a wall Sunday.
Landlord Lou Ann Bennett says the 348-pound (157-kilogram) man lived with his girlfriend and the house "stunk to high heaven."
She says he was active until his knees started hurting and he got in the chair and wouldn't move around. She says he needs to be left to "rest in peace."
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A  Ohio man died Wednesday after being found unconscious in his home several days earlier. The man had been sitting in a chair for two years and was physically fused to it when he was discovered by two roommates, one of which was his girlfriend.

Authorities who arrived at the house in  reported seeing the man sitting amidst his own urine and feces, which were infested with . The man's skin had become attached to the recliner's cloth, said law enforcement officers, one of whom had to dispose of his uniform after responding to the home. In order to transport the man to the hospital, officers had to carve out a portion of the wall.

Identified as 43-year-old Richard Hughes, the man died after being taken to Wheeling Hospital in West Virginia. The residence's landlord said Hughes, weighing 348 pounds (157 kilograms), began sitting in the chair after his knees started to hurt, and refused to get up. Hughes' girlfriend told police that she fed him because he was unable to move around.

Jim Chase, a city official, called the room where the man stayed "very filthy, very deplorable" and said it was "unbelievable that somebody lived in conditions like that."


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