He is one of thousands of corona deaths in New York City alone - but every fate touches. The sports scene in the USA mourns the loss of photographer Anthony Causi.
- The United States, and New York City in particular, has become the center of the global coronavirus pandemic *.
- The death toll is increasing dramatically as President Donald Trump continues to come under pressure *.
- Meanwhile, individual fates are particularly touching, like the death of a respected sports photographer.
New York - It's these stories that make all the fate behind the cool coronavirus case numbers * clear. Tens of thousands have already lost their lives in the United States alone . A respected photographer is one of the younger victims. He was only 48 years old.
The sports world in New York mourns the well-known photographer Anthony Causi. He died of the coronavirus episodes . Just three weeks ago he posted a photo of the clinic and wrote: “I never thought I would get something like this. I thought I was indestructible ”.
Coronavirus: Well-known sports photographer posted a last photo from the hospital
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I never thought I would get something like this.i thought I was indestructible. If I do make it out of here. I promise you this the worlds not going to know what hit it
A post shared by Anthony Causi (@acausi) on Mar 22, 2020 at 10:49 am PDT
Now the New York Post reported that Causi lost the fight against the virus. Editor in chief Stephen Lynch praised his work: “Anthony Causi was our colleague, our friend and a brilliant journalist. He was simply one of the best sports photographers in New York City and captured all the important moments of the past 25 years. ”
Major League Baseball also thought of Causi in a statement. He got the best out of the players. The manager of the New York Mets baseball team called him a "charismatic photographer" who offered the fans breathtaking pictures. Baseball player Todd Frazier of the Texas Rangers mourned: “What a great man. I'm sorry to hear that."
Here you can see sports photographer Anthony Causi at work (front center):
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With such good looking pros in the house! We had to turn it around and represent! @barrielizabeth @bradpenner @lucastevenson @ ffranklin2 @ albello55 @bracehemmelgarn All white #canon #bigglass on the field for game two of the ALDS Playoffs between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins! #canon #bigglass @canonusa @ canon.photographers # canon-cps #canonpro #canoncps
A post shared by Anthony Causi (@acausi) on Oct 5, 2019 at 2:41 pm PDT
Another corona tragedy from the USA caused dismay worldwide. In Michigan, a woman initially lost her husband (59) - and three days later, her son (20) *.
Meanwhile, US researchers have made a forecast that there could be over 60,000 corona deaths in the US by summer *.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network
Rubric list image: © Instagram / Causi