Photos: Mexican Manuel Uribe, Once World's Heaviest, Dies At 48

Mexican Manuel Uribe - once listed as the world's heaviest human being - died yesterday, Monday May 26 2014 at the age of 48. Manuel Uribe had slimmed down to about 867 pounds, well below his then-record peak weight of 1,230 pounds, which was certified in 2006 as a Guinness World Record. Uribe's death was confirmed by an official of the health department of Nuevo Leon state, where the city of Monterrey is located. Uribe had been confined to his bed in Monterrey for years, unable to walk on his own.

May his soul R.I.P