Family of bedridden military veteran, 74, who was eaten alive by fire ants at Atlanta VA facility file wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government and pest control company
Joel Marrable, 74, an Air Force veteran living at a long-term care facility in Georgia was attacked by two waves of fire ants in the days before his death
His body was covered in more than 100 bites when staff at the VA’s Eagles’ Nest Community Living Center in Atlanta found him
Employees bathed him and moved him to a new room for three days before taking him back where he was once against attacked by the insects