A woman reported missing in Santiago de Cuba has been found in a hospital

The Cuban woman who had been missing since Saturday in Santiago de Cuba was found in a hospital, a family source reported this Wednesday.

José Fonseca, the husband of the woman who raised the alarm about her disappearance, publicly announced on Facebook that she is in a hospital and is doing well.

"To everyone who was concerned about my wife, she is now with me. She was in the hospital, but everything is fine, thank God. Thank you all, a big hug," he wrote.

The information brought relief to Fonseca's followers on the social media platform, although the man did not provide further details about what happened or why there were almost four days without any news about the lady.

As in numerous cases of missing persons in Cuba, Fonseca turned to social media to raise awareness about the disappearance of her partner, who had gone out the previous Saturday afternoon to buy a gift for their second wedding anniversary, and since then, no one has heard from her.

The Cuban shared several photos of his spouse but did not disclose their name, age, or other important details, such as the clothing worn when leaving the house or the area of the city they were headed to.

Cubans often turn to social media for help in locating relatives whose whereabouts are unknown, amid a backdrop of social insecurity resulting from an increase in crime in the country.

In Cuba, there is no state channel to bring these cases to light, nor does the official press cover them. In its customary rhetoric, detached from the realities of the Cuban people, the Castro regime denies that there are any disappearances in the country.

However, cases like that of Karildi Caridad Marín, a 24-year-old mother who disappeared in Havana on December 14, 2023, or that of three-year-old Lali Paola Moliner, who has been missing since last February, cast doubt on the assertions of the Cuban authorities.