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Retired NYPD officer collapses, dies shoveling snow for churchgoers during devastating Northeast winter storm

close Video This is how Americans can protect their health amid winter storms Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel provides insight on staying safe during cold weather on 'Fox & Friends.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New York community is mourning the death of a retired NYPD officer who died after reportedly suffering a heart attack while shoveling snow during last weekend’s major winter storm.

Retired NYPD officer collapses, dies shoveling snow for churchgoers during devastating Northeast winter storm

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Key Highlights

  • Roger McGovern, a 60-year-old retired NYPD sergeant, collapsed while shoveling at Our Lady of Victory Church in Floral Park, Long Island on Sunday, according to ABC 7.
  • "They said that he was at church and he had a seizure [and] by the time he got to the hospital, he passed," friend Kevin Troy told the outlet.
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN STUDENT VANISHES FROM FRATERNITY PARTY IN T-SHIRT DURING SUB-ZERO NIGHT Roger McGovern, a 60-year-old retired NYPD sergeant, reportedly collapsed while shoveling snow during a winter storm in Long Island, New York, on Sunday, Jan.
  • 25, 2026.
  • (Brendan McGovern/Facebook) McGovern had walked a mile in the bitter cold to clear pathways for parishioners to attend Sunday mass at the same church where he served as an usher and member of the Knights of Columbus, CBS 2 reported.
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