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bloodrayne 08-13-2004 12:30 AM

480LB Woman Dies During Surgery To Remove Her From Couch
 
480-Pound Woman Dies After Six Years On Couch

STUART, Fla. -- A 480-pound Martin County woman has died after emergency workers tried to remove her from the couch where she had remained for about six years.

Gayle Laverne Grinds, 40, died Wednesday, after a failed six-hour effort to dislodge her from the couch in her home. Workers say the home was filthy, and Grinds was too large to get up from the couch to even use the bathroom.

Everyone going inside the home had to wear protective gear. The stench was so powerful they had to blast in fresh air.

A preliminary autopsy on the the four-foot, ten-inch woman lists the cause of death as "morbid obesity." But officials want to know more about the circumstances inside the home.

Investigators say Grinds lived with a man named Herman Thomas, who says he tried to take care of her the best he could. He has told them he tried repeatedly to get her up, but simply couldn't. No charges have been filed, but officials are looking into negligence issues.

Emergency workers had to remove some sliding glass doors and lift the couch, with Grinds still on it, to a trailer behind a pickup truck. Removing her from the couch would be too painful, since her body was grafted to the fabric. After years of staying put, her skin had literally become one with the sofa and had to be surgically removed.

She died at Martin Memorial Hospital South, still attached to the couch.

Neighbors say they had no idea Grinds lived at the duplex, though they had seen Thomas and some children outside.

dantehorrorfan 08-13-2004 02:30 AM

dude thats jacked up

Vodstok 08-13-2004 06:00 AM

480 at 4'10"!?!??!!:eek: :eek: :eek:


Holy shit! She must have looked like a pink pumkin...

I dated a girl in high school that was 4'9" and "big"...But no where near 480... (big hooters, though :D)

NirvanaNole 08-16-2004 01:53 PM

God damn. :eek:

moonsorrow 08-18-2004 01:38 PM

am i the only one thinking.... "damn..."

NirvanaNole 08-18-2004 08:01 PM

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Originally posted by moonsorrow
am i the only one thinking.... "damn..."
Well, I was thinking "God damn," but I guess that is close enough. ;)

TheHitchiker 08-18-2004 08:45 PM

Jesus Christ!
EXERSISE PEOPLE!!

moonsorrow 08-19-2004 07:09 AM

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Originally posted by NirvanaNole
Well, I was thinking "God damn," but I guess that is close enough. ;)
close...but no cigar... how the FUCK(!!!!!!!!) does somehting like this happen? is it so damn hard to get out a chair and go for a little jog?

NirvanaNole 08-19-2004 09:09 PM

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Originally posted by moonsorrow
close...but no cigar... how the FUCK(!!!!!!!!) does somehting like this happen? is it so damn hard to get out a chair and go for a little jog?
Honestly, I wonder if this is a true story. After reading the BS granny story, I don't trust any story on this site without a link to a credible source. ;)

bloodrayne 08-19-2004 09:52 PM

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Originally posted by NirvanaNole
Honestly, I wonder if this is a true story. After reading the BS granny story, I don't trust any story on this site without a link to a credible source. ;)
Here ya go, Sweetie...All of MY stories are 100% verifiable...

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news...95/detail.html

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/accent/...move_0815.html

http://www.wftv.com/news/3643877/detail.html

Some of these news agencies reported her to weigh up to 600 pounds...Apparently it wasn't possible to get an accurate weight...So, anywhere from 480-600 pounds...


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