Relatives say goodbye to young Cuban women who died in Las Vegas.

Thaylien Brindis and Eliany Gómez, two Cuban women who passed away in March in Las Vegas, received the final farewell from their loved ones in their homeland, Santiago de Cuba, this Wednesday.

The relatives of the young women reported on Facebook the details of their respective funerals, which concluded on May 29th in the eastern city.

Madelayne López Isaac, Thaylien's aunt, wrote a touching text on Facebook, which she accompanied with photos from the wake, where family members and friends wore sweaters with pictures of the young woman.

Yesterday, May 29, 2024, we were finally able to give our daughter Thay Brindis a Christian burial in our homeland. Rest in peace, little daughter, your Mommy, your Godmother, and all your loved ones will never forget you. Soar high, princess, may the everlasting light shine upon you as you did in life," López stated.

The aunt showered her niece with praises, who died at the young age of 29: "A Queen is going up there, the Queen of our lives, the Queen of my heart, a very cheerful, fun, excellent daughter, loving, affectionate, respectful, a friend to her friends, trusting, intelligent, amazing human being, sociable, generous, helpful, charismatic, kind, a very good hairdresser, the best cook, elegant, conceited, good sister, excellent niece and goddaughter, she had an indomitable character, my girl had everything to be happy, but she was also much envied, for being unique and special."

"It is forbidden to forget you Thaylien, all of us who knew you and truly cared for you, we will remember you with joy every day of our lives," López stated, while thanking the people who supported the family "in these tough moments" at the young woman's farewell, with some joining from afar through video calls.

Similarly, he had words of gratitude for the thousands of people who, with their monetary contribution, made it possible to repatriate Thay's body to Cuba.

On her part, Jennifer Bergues, Eliany's friend, reported on Tuesday that the young woman's body was being transferred that day from Havana to Santiago, where it would arrive in the evening.

Bergues specified that Eliany would be laid out at the Calvario Funeral Home, starting that night and continuing through the early hours of Wednesday, the day on which she would possibly be buried in the morning.

"A hug up to the sky Ely. Rest in peace," he expressed.

The bodies of the young women arrived in Havana last Saturday, two months after their death in the United States, but the Cuban authorities delayed the transfer and delivery to their family members, citing a shortage of fuel.

The families reported obstacles in the transportation of the bodies, which they attributed to the inefficiency and "lack of respect, empathy, sensitivity, ethics, and feelings" of the government leaders, whom they labeled as "corrupt."

Eliany and Thay passed away last March 24th in the city of Las Vegas, where they both lived.

According to versions shared on social media by relatives and acquaintances, the young women suffered a fatal poisoning from a drug overdose that someone put in their drinks while they were at a bar. So far, the results of the police investigation into the case are unknown.

Thay had a young daughter in Cuba and lived in the Sueño neighborhood in the eastern city when she emigrated to the U.S. in February of this year. Meanwhile, her friend Eliany was a mother to an eight-year-old boy named Christopher and grew up in the Santa Bárbara neighborhood.

After the tragic death of the young women, relatives and friends requested help through the GoFundMe platform in order to raise the funds necessary to repatriate their bodies and give them burial in their homeland, according to the wishes of their respective families.