Fort Lauderdale shooting: British great-grandmother Olga Woltering killed in Florida airport massacre

'Precious soul': Olga Woltering, believed to be in her 80s, was killed in the Florida airport massacre.
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Francesca Gillett9 January 2017

A “loving and caring” British great-grandmother has been named as one of the victims gunned down in the Florida airport shooting.

Olga Woltering, who was in her eighties, was one of five people shot dead in the Fort Lauderdale massacrre on Friday night.

Mrs Woltering, thought to be from Ipswich in Suffolk, lived in Atlanta in Georgia with her husband Ralph, a former US Air Force serviceman.

The couple are believed to have travelled from their home in Georgia to go on a cruise.

Holiday: The couple were thought to have been at the airport to go on a cruise.
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Mrs Woltering was described as those who knew her as a “precious soul” and “such a sweet lady”.

The Catholic Church of the Transfiguration in Cobb County, Georgia, which Mr Woltering had been a member of since 1978, said she was "so charming, calling everybody 'Lovey' or 'Love' in her unmistakable British accent".

Father Fernando Molina-Restrepo said: "Olga was one of the most joyful, loving, caring and committed people I have ever met. This is a horrible tragedy for everyone here at Transfiguration, especially because Olga was so loved.

"Olga and Ralph have been members of our Transfiguration Family since October 1978.

"May God give consolation to all of the victims of this tragedy and may God give eternal rest to those who died. Especially to our beloved Olga. Peace."

Esteban Santiago, 26, a former National Guard soldier from Alaska and an Iraq War veteran, is accused of carrying out the bloody killing, which also left six people injured.

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