Staff at Miri Hospital bid farewell to colleagues killed in Long Lellang FDS helicopter crash

Staff at Miri Hospital gathered to bid farewell to three colleagues who were killed in the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter crash in Long Lellang on Tuesday. The three victims were staff nurse Debra Moset, 40, medical assistant Alexson Adit Henry, 31, and another staff nurse Jessie Paya Jok. The remains of the deceased were brought to the hospital for final farewells, with Jessie's husband Larry Bilong Kule expressing gratitude for the support received and lamenting that Jessie's dream of furthering her studies would not come true.

The helicopter pilot Capt Zainol Afiq Bee Sham, 30, and medical officer Dr Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin, 33, were flown to Peninsular Malaysia to be handed over to their families. The loss of these five lives deeply affected the hospital staff who had worked alongside the victims.

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