'Hero' subway conductor who saved train full of passengers dies of coronavirus

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'He showed what it means to be a public servant. We will never forget his heroism'

Despite members of the Transport Workers Union, of which Mr Schaeffer was a time-honoured member, having started an appeal to find treatment to save the conductor’s life, it sadly came too late to help him fight off the virus.

 

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...so what did he 'actually' die of..? Just asking.

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