Retired NYPD sergeant Roger McGovern good Samaritan lifeless after coronary heart assault shoveling Lengthy Island church throughout Winter Storm Fern
A New York neighborhood is mourning the dying of a retired NYPD officer who died after reportedly struggling a coronary heart assault whereas shoveling snow throughout final weekend’s main winter storm.
Roger McGovern, a 60-year-old retired NYPD sergeant, collapsed whereas shoveling at Our Woman of Victory Church in Floral Park, Lengthy Island on Sunday, in accordance with ABC 7.
“They mentioned that he was at church and he had a seizure [and] by the point he obtained to the hospital, he handed,” good friend Kevin Troy instructed the outlet.
McGovern had walked a mile within the bitter chilly to clear pathways for parishioners to attend Sunday mass on the identical church the place he served as an usher and member of the Knights of Columbus, CBS 2 reported.
“He had spoken to the priest and mentioned that he was going to exit and shovel the sidewalk for the parishioners so they might get in and earlier than he began shoveling he had collapsed,” Troy mentioned.
Tragically, McGovern suffered a coronary heart assault whereas shoveling, in accordance with CBS 2.
“After a profession spent in service to this metropolis, Sergeant McGovern handed away whereas serving to his neighborhood through the current snowstorm. His dedication to others didn’t finish along with his retirement,” the Sergeants Benevolent Affiliation mentioned in a social media put up.
McGovern retired from the NYPD in 2008, the division confirmed to Fox Information Digital.
Our Woman of Victory Church didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
The frigid weekend left behind a path of devastation, with New York Metropolis officers reporting eight deaths stemming from the chilly temperatures that resulted in 8 to fifteen inches of snow in some neighborhoods, in accordance with FOX 8.
As of Tuesday, 36 deaths throughout 14 states have been attributed to the winter storm that pummeled the Northeast over the weekend.
