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65-stone man dies.


THE heaviest man in Britain, who weighed 65 stone, has died of heart failure.

Christopher McGarva, 35, passed away at his council flat in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, as paramedics battled to get him to hospital.

Firemen had to be called in to take out a window and demolish de·mol·ish  
tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es
1. To tear down completely; raze.

2. To do away with completely; put an end to.

3.
 part of a wall so he could be lifted into an ambulance.

Christopher was so big a digger was used to lower his coffin coffin, closed receptacle for a corpse. Its purpose is usually to protect and to aid preservation of the body, although in the past some have believed that it may confine the spirit of the deceased.  into his grave.

His dad, Alan, said: 'Christopher was a big lad
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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Jul 2, 2005
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