The nursing community at Sultan Qaboos Hospital in Salalah mourned the sad demise of their ex-colleague in the plane crash that occurred in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, which killed more than 200 people on Thursday.
Ranjitha Gopakumar Nair, aged 40, a native of Thiruvalla Pullad, died in the Ahmedabad plane crash. She had served Oman's Ministry of Health for nine years before migrating to the UK a year ago.
Her colleagues, Sneha, Jisha, Rani, Asha, Sinu, and Ashame, remember her as a soft-spoken and dedicated staff nurse who was very hardworking. "We are still in shock over the news of Ranjitha's death. Working with her was very enjoyable because she was proactive, supportive, and cooperative. She worked in the cardiac department for many years and had a brief stint in the VIP section as well. We are all saddened by this shocking news," they said.
Ranjitha, a nurse in the British government service, boarded the ill-fated Air India 171 Dreamliner from Kochi to her workplace in the UK via Chennai and Ahmedabad to renew her service when the accident occurred.
Ranjitha is survived by a son and a daughter. Two siblings are employed in Muscat while her mother is in her hometown. Ranjitha's death has left her friends in grief and they are trying to come to terms with the tragic news that has also claimed several UK citizens.
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