Funeral for Sierra Leone surgeon who died in fight against Ebola
- 9 years ago
The cremated remains of Dr. Martin Salia are carried into this Maryland church where friends and family remember him as a hero.
He had lived with his wife and two sons in Maryland.
The surgeon from Sierra Leone and permanent U.S. resident, died from Ebola in a Nebraska hospital earlier this month after contracting the virus in his homeland.
In August the 44-year-old doctor returned to Sierra Leone to help treat Ebola patients.
By the time he returned to the United States on a specially chartered plane for treatment, he was critically ill. He died not long after.
He had lived with his wife and two sons in Maryland.
The surgeon from Sierra Leone and permanent U.S. resident, died from Ebola in a Nebraska hospital earlier this month after contracting the virus in his homeland.
In August the 44-year-old doctor returned to Sierra Leone to help treat Ebola patients.
By the time he returned to the United States on a specially chartered plane for treatment, he was critically ill. He died not long after.