India, Oct. 29 -- Two young nurses from Kerala are being praised for their quick thinking and timely intervention, which saved the life of a passenger who suffered a cardiac arrest while travelling on an Air Arabia flight.

According to a report by Gulf News, the incident took place on October 13 on a flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi. 26-year-old Abhijith Jees from Wayanad, and 29-year-old Ajeesh Nelson from Chengannur, were on their way to join Response Plus Medical (RPM) as Registered Nurses. Around 20 minutes after take-off, Abhijith noticed a 34-year-old passenger from Thrissur collapse and become unresponsive.

"I checked his pulse, but there was none. I knew he was in cardiac arrest," Abhijith told Gulf News. He immediately began CPR ...