Patrick Deuel
Patrick D. Deuel | |
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Born |
Grand Island,[1] Nebraska, United States | March 28, 1962
Died |
April 29, 2016 (aged 54) Kearney, Nebraska, United States |
Cause of death | complications with his obesity |
Occupation | Restaurant Manager |
Parent(s) | Betty and Jim Deuel |
Patrick Darren Deuel (March 28, 1962, Grand Island – April 29, 2016, Kearney, Nebraska), was an American individual known for being one of the heaviest people in the world. He was the subject of the documentary "Half Ton Man" in Channel Four's BodyShock series.[2][3] In the documentary, Rosalie Bradford gave advice after achieving a record-breaking weight loss of 410 kilograms (900 lb).
After graduating high school, Deuel studied at Hastings College for one semester. After this he went to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He quickly dropped out and began a series of restaurant jobs in Nebraska and Wyoming.[4]
At one point, Deuel had not left his house (in Valentine) for 7 years. He stood at 170 cm (5 ft 7 in), and weighed 1,072 pounds (486 kg), at his peak. He was so enormous that his bedroom wall had to be cut out to extract him from his home. Then, he was rushed to a hospital at Sioux Falls, South Dakota in an ambulance with extra-wide doors and a ramp-and-winch system. The ambulance had to be dispatched from Denver.[5] Despite being super morbidly obese, Deuel was also malnourished because many of the calories he had consumed were from junk food.[6]
Gastric bypass surgery was thought to be his best chance for permanent weight loss. A second operation removed a mass of fat and skin hanging from his midsection. After 12 months, Deuel lost 260 kilograms (570 lb).[7]
Death
In December 2015 Deuel reached his peak weight of over 900 lbs and was hospitalized. He died at his home in Kearney, Nebraska on April 29, 2016, aged 54.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ http://thedebbiedaily.com/?page_id=1535
- ↑ "TV Review – Half Ton Man, Sunday, Channel 4, 8pm - TV Scoop". tvscoop.tv. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Programmes - Most Popular - All 4". Channel 4. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ Joe Duggan, The Patrick Deuel story: How did it come to this?, Lincoln Journal Star, April 17, 2005
- ↑ "Half-ton man loses 573 lbs in one year - Health - Fitness - NBC News". msnbc.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ Bootie Cosgrove-Mather, Half-Ton Man Drops 500 Lbs, CBS News, January 21, 2005
- ↑ "USATODAY.com - Nebraska man loses 573 pounds in a year". usatoday.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ ""Patrick Deuel - Kearney Hub: Obituaries". Retrieved May 6, 2016.