Firefighters were called out to help move an obese person every four HOURS last year, shock stats reveal

FIREFIGHTERS were called more than 2,000 times to help move obese people last year.

There were 2,169 bariatric rescues in 2023 — one every four hours and nearly five times as many as ten years ago, figures show.

In one incident in January last year, 39 firefighters in more than 15 vehicles took more than six hours to help a 50st male heart attack victim from his home.