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South Korean plane crash: Grief and empty desks honour five fallen colleagues
The Star
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12/31/2024
Empty desks and a calendar marking days off after Christmas sit in a South Korean office in Muan, where five colleagues once planned a holiday to Thailand which ended in tragedy on Sunday (Dec 29) when their return Jeju Air flight crashed.
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Empty desks and a calendar marking days off after Christmas serve as solemn reminders
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in an office where five colleagues had once eagerly planned a holiday to Thailand.
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Their trip ended in tragedy on Sunday when their Jeju Air return flight crashed.
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The five women who traveled to Bangkok to celebrate their promotions were among the
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179 lives lost in the devastating crash of Flight 7C2216 at Muan International Airport,
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marking South Korea's deadliest aviation disaster.
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Still in shock at the loss of their co-workers and friends, colleagues wearing black ribbons
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wept at their desks in the public education office on Tuesday.
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An altar had been set up in the office, allowing colleagues and neighbors to pay their respects.
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Lee Kwee-soon, a school chef, recounted the last time she held hands with one of the victims.
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Another colleague, Lee Dae-kyun, an official at the Jeollanam-do Office of Education, described
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the loss of his colleague as surreal.
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Reuters is not naming the victims at the request of colleagues who asked for privacy.
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The five women were longtime friends who had been eagerly anticipating their much-deserved
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getaway, said their grieving colleagues.
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Lee said he had gone to the airport with other colleagues to support the bereaved families,
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providing meals and charging stations for phones as they camped out, awaiting updates
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on their loved ones.
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