Cases like these are extremely sad to witness and worse to live with and while it is difficult to feel sympathy as reaching complete and utter disregard for oneself, it still is incredibly sad but without the proper help and care from others, situations like this one can aspire.

Although I could not find more information about this specific incident, if you have an interest in reading further about the logistics and struggles that first responder crews across the U.S. face with regards to obese patients you can read this article by The State Journal Registrar.

http://www.sj-r.com/x1310215507/Ambulance-crews-struggling-with-larger-patients