How terribly, terribly sad that they couldn’t be saved.
As for the uproar about this picture, it’s nothing. These two people are apparently the closest ones and they’re far enough away.
From the headline one would think it was like Coney Island crowded except with two under the blankets instead of on them.
Actually, those people might be several hundred feet away. Telephoto lenses create a major optical illusion by compressing depth.