Perth's South Sudanese group is mourning a father-of-three and nurse who died in an outback aircraft crash.
Johnson Makuei Manga was on his strategy to fill a roster scarcity when the plane he was in got here down.
His second cousin, Thomas Maker, stated he has a younger household and so they have been "overwhelmed" by the information.
"We're in a deep state of shock about what has occurred" he stated.
"He isn't only a nice Australian nurse who has been serving for the final 15 years in several hospitals, particularly in Perth, however he has additionally been an awesome group chief, a towering determine within the African group," he stated.
"It is a large loss and he will likely be remembered and dearly missed in all that he as doing in our group."
The registered nurse was on his strategy to fill a drastic employees scarcity in Halls Creek when the Beechcraft Baron 58 aircraft crashed in Kununurra, simply outdoors East Kimberley Airport, whereas attempting to land.
It was to be the 52-year-old's first posting in distant WA.
Well being Officers stated they had been "devastated to have misplaced a colleague and a buddy", whereas applauding employees at Kununurra Hospital who labored to stabilise the pilot.
Premier Mark McGowan additionally thanked the group after the tragedy.
"I wish to acknowledge the necessary work these concerned within the crash had been doing to maintain the Kimberley group secure throughout the pandemic," he stated.
The surviving pilot, a 19-year-old man, is combating to get better from extreme burns.
He was flown by the Royal Flying Physician Service to Darwin Hospital and is in a severe however steady situation.