The grim challenge of recovering New York City’s coronavirus dead
To help recover the bodies of those of have died, especially those who died in their homes or nursing facilities, Sampson’s office has called in the National Guard. Shawn Lavin, a first lieutenant in the Air National Guard, is leading one of the fatality search and recovery teams. He told Pelley that, while his unit has trained since 2009 on how to collect fatalities, nothing could have primed him for what he has experienced in New York City this month.
