Hospital staffs, where Wendy Page worked, were reported to be shocked and sadden by the news of her and her husband's death with both of them on board an airplane which crashed into the French Polynesia.
The plane, belonging to Air Moorea, was scheduled to fly to Tahiti on Friday. However after taking it off, it crashed into the sea with a spokeswoman telling News.com.au that all people on board the aircraft were feared killed.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) has not release the names of the two victims saying it must wait until both bodies were found and identified, but they had confirmed that it was two Australians from country Victoria who were onboard the plane.
The chief executive officer from Ballart's St John of God Hospital, where Mrs. Page worked for more than 30 years, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that hospital staffs were shocked at the news and their thoughts were with her son and the rest of her family.
"The staff have been obviously very shocked by the news of the death of one of their very close colleagues in such terrible circumstances," the CEO said.
"The hospital is extremely sad at the loss of Wendy but our thoughts are with her son Michael and to the rest of her family who are obviously facing a great deal of difficulty at this time … She'll be sadly missed by many people."
Ballarat's Catholic Bishop Peter Connors was reported to have visited their son, Michael Page, and told ABC radio that he was being 'well supported by his friends and extended family.'