- by foxnews
- 11 May 2026
Retired NYPD officer collapses, dies shoveling snow for churchgoers during devastating Northeast winter storm
Retired NYPD sergeant Roger McGovern, 60, reportedly died of heart attack while shoveling snow at his Long Island church preparing for Sunday mass.
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"He had spoken to the priest and said that he was going to go out and shovel the sidewalk for the parishioners so they could get in and before he started shoveling he had collapsed," Troy said.
Tragically, McGovern suffered a heart attack while shoveling, according to CBS 2.
McGovern retired from the NYPD in 2008, the department confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Our Lady of Victory Church did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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