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

A New York assemblage is mourning the decease of a retired NYPD serviceman who died aft reportedly suffering a bosom onslaught portion shoveling snowfall during past weekend’s large wintertime storm. 

Roger McGovern, a 60-year-old retired NYPD sergeant, collapsed portion shoveling astatine Our Lady of Victory Church successful Floral Park, Long Island connected Sunday, according to ABC 7. 

"They said that helium was astatine religion and helium had a seizure [and] by the clip helium got to the hospital, helium passed," person Kevin Troy told the outlet. 

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Roger McGovern, a 60-year-old retired NYPD sergeant, reportedly collapsed portion shoveling snowfall during a wintertime tempest successful Long Island, New York, connected Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.  (Brendan McGovern/Facebook)

McGovern had walked a mile successful the bitter acold to wide pathways for parishioners to be Sunday wide astatine the aforesaid religion wherever helium served arsenic an usher and subordinate of the Knights of Columbus, CBS 2 reported.

"He had spoken to the clergyman and said that helium was going to spell retired and shovel the sidewalk for the parishioners truthful they could get successful and earlier helium started shoveling helium had collapsed," Troy said.

Tragically, McGovern suffered a bosom onslaught portion shoveling, according to CBS 2. 

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Roger McGovern was reportedly shoveling snowfall to wide pathways for parishioners to be Sunday wide astatine Our Lady of Victory Church successful Floral Park, Long Island, wherever helium served arsenic an usher and subordinate of the Knights of Columbus, connected Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.  (Google Maps)

"After a vocation spent successful work to this city, Sergeant McGovern passed distant portion helping his assemblage during the caller snowstorm. His dedication to others did not extremity with his retirement," the Sergeants Benevolent Association said successful a societal media post. 

McGovern retired from the NYPD successful 2008, the section confirmed to Fox News Digital. 

Our Lady of Victory Church did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

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Snow plows marque their mode eastbound connected the Long Island Expressway betwixt exits 57-58 successful Islandia, New York, connected January 25, 2026.  (James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty Images)

The frigid play near down a way of devastation, with New York City officials reporting 8 deaths stemming from the acold temperatures that resulted successful 8 to 15 inches of snowfall successful immoderate neighborhoods, according to FOX 8. 

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As of Tuesday, 36 deaths crossed 14 states person been attributed to the wintertime tempest that pummeled the Northeast implicit the weekend.