That’s what death looks like. She looks at peace, and it seems like such a waste of a life, which it is. There are gorier pictures printed, and even worse things in the ‘black museums’ they used to show soldiers as part of training to fight against terrorists. I don’t think this ranks as the most exploitative picture the New York Post has ever published, but if it offended her family then they’re owed an apology for compounding their grief.
She wasn't dead. She died later in the hospital, according to the article.