Robert Butler , 43 , transported inside a shipping container from Bannister House in Providence , Rhode Island , to Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston . The complex operation on Sunday took almost seven hours and involved two local fire departments . Mr Butler has had a decade-long battle with his weight and depression .
Robert Butler , 43 , transported inside a shipping container from Bannister House in Providence , Rhode Island , to Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston . The complex operation on Sunday took 7 hours and involved two local fire departments . Mr Butler has had a decade-long battle with his weight and depression .