An obese South Carolina man stayed in his recliner without moving for eight months until shortly before his death, according to authorities.

Firefighters had to cut Tillmon Webb, 33, from his chair after his mother called paramedics because he was in pain. Deputies say the man weighed about 800 pounds (365 kilograms) when he died.

Webb's wife, Ada, says he died of a heart attack. She says the former preacher injured his knee in March and then stayed in the power recliner at home, which she cleaned daily.

Deputies say Webb had sores on his body and a "very bad odor."