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04-14-2005, 07:27 AM
Dundalk, MD (WJZ) Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department removed an 800 pound man they say hasn't left his home in at least two years.
Fire Department crews removed 38-year-old John Keitz from his home in the 8500 block of Kavanaugh Road shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday. They say they had to take him to a doctor's appointment
Fire Department officials say they had to use special equipment borrowed from the National Aquarium to move the 800 pound Dundalk man. Keitz was loaded onto a flatbed utility truck and taken to Bayview Medical Center where he was treated for asthma and fluid build-up.
The incident is not reported as a medical emergency.
Neighbors say Kietz was involved in a similar rescue six years ago.
Fire Captain Thomas Kimbel says it used to be easier to move Keitz when he lived in his old house -- with sliding glass doors.
Video can be seen at
http://wjz.com/localstories/local_story_102153515.html
Fire Department crews removed 38-year-old John Keitz from his home in the 8500 block of Kavanaugh Road shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday. They say they had to take him to a doctor's appointment
Fire Department officials say they had to use special equipment borrowed from the National Aquarium to move the 800 pound Dundalk man. Keitz was loaded onto a flatbed utility truck and taken to Bayview Medical Center where he was treated for asthma and fluid build-up.
The incident is not reported as a medical emergency.
Neighbors say Kietz was involved in a similar rescue six years ago.
Fire Captain Thomas Kimbel says it used to be easier to move Keitz when he lived in his old house -- with sliding glass doors.
Video can be seen at
http://wjz.com/localstories/local_story_102153515.html