A ferry company has stepped in to help a 32-stone Frenchman who was told he was too heavy to board a plane or a Eurostar train.
Kevin Chenais was left stranded in Britain after being banned from travelling through the Channel Tunnel on the grounds he posed a safety risk.
But ferry firm P&O said it would transport the 22-year-old back across the English Channel on its Spirit of Britain vessel.
A P&O spokesman said: "We're delighted to help. It's not difficult for us.
"We're used to carrying ambulances across the Channel, so we're set up for this type of thing.
"It's difficult to imagine the frustration that this gentleman has gone through. But for us, it's very straight-forward as we're set up to carry people who have medical needs."
Mr Chenais' travel problems began when he was left stuck in the United States after British Airways refused to carry him on his return ticket. In the end, Virgin Atlantic flew him into London.
P&O said it was "delighted" to help Mr Chenais But Mr Chenais, who uses a mobility scooter, then encountered more difficulties when trying to travel to France when Eurostar declined to transport him because of safety regulations.
A spokesman for Eurostar said: "This is a terrible situation.
"Our heart goes out to Mr Chenais and his family who are understandably desperate to return home after being stranded in America.
"Unfortunately, there was no question that he would have been able to travel with Eurostar as we must observe very strict safety rules which govern travel through the Channel Tunnel.
"Those provisions require that all passengers are able to be evacuated into the Channel Tunnel in the event of an emergency.
"As a consequence of Mr Chenais's immobility, this would simply not have been possible and would have posed a safety risk to himself, our crew and all of the other passengers on board.
"We simply cannot ignore these safety regulations, nor would we want to."
A British Airways statement said: "We will always try to accommodate someone if it's possible and safe to do so.
"Our customer service team worked diligently to find a solution and have exhausted all options."
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