STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A search for a traveling nurse with Staten Island ties who cared for COVID-19 patients during the height of the pandemic ended in tragedy this past Wednesday.
Nicole Steinman-Romero, 45, of Orange County, N.Y., was found dead inside of a partially submerged and overturned vehicle in a retention pond in the village of Goshen, N.Y., after being reported missing since Nov. 30, according to the victim’s sister and a spokesman for Hope Alive 845, a non-profit organization that works to find missing children and adults.
Steinman-Romero’s family had launched a frenetic search, posting flyers online and across social media, in addition to reaching out for help from the press.
Steinman-Romero’s sister, Joanna Steinman of Huguenot, said in an interview with the Advance/SILive.com, that her sister had lived sporadically in Huguenot throughout their childhood, going on to describe Steinman-Romero as “very adventurous and the life of the party.”
The victim had “a kind heart,” the sister said. “She was that crazy sister who you could call up in the middle of the night.”
Steinman-Romero earned her nursing degree at age 30 from Orange County Community College and had been working as a traveling ER nurse for the last 15 years. She had just completed a nursing stint in Rochester and was due to move on to work in Albany when she died.
Steinman-Romero leaves behind four children — three daughters and one son, ages 18, 24, 26 and 29 — as well as a 12-year-old granddaughter. She is also survived by her father and five siblings.
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