Indonesia salutes air traffic controller who gave his life for others
|(CNN)An air traffic controller is being hailed as a hero following a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia that killed hundreds of people.
Indonesian solders were on hand in full uniform Saturday to carry the coffin of Anthonius Gunawan Agung.
The 21-year-old did not budge from his post in the control tower at Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport Palu as it began to shake from a 6.1 magnitude tremor, followed by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Friday.