A woman reported as missing in Santiago de Cuba was found at the hospital.

The Cuban woman who had been missing since Saturday in Santiago de Cuba appeared at a hospital, as reported by a family source on Wednesday.

José Fonseca, husband of the woman and the one who raised the alert about her disappearance, made public on Facebook the news that he was in a hospital and is doing well.

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

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

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

The Cuban individual shared several photos of their spouse, but did not disclose their name, age, or other important characteristics, such as the clothing they were wearing when they left the house or which area of the city they were heading to.

Often, Cubans turn to social media seeking help to locate relatives who are missing, amid a context of social insecurity due to the increase in crime in the country.

In Cuba, there is no state channel to make these cases visible, nor does the official press publicize them. In its usual rhetoric, detached from the realities of Cubans, the Castro regime denies the existence of disappearances in the country.

However, cases like that of Karildi Caridad Marín, a 24-year-old mother who disappeared in Havana since December 14, 2023, or that of the three-year-old girl Lali Paola Moliner, who has not been heard from since last February, cast doubt on the statements made by Cuban authorities.