Cuban reported missing in Mayabeque found dead

The young Cuban Luis Llanes, who had been missing since the early hours of June 17, was found dead in Batabanó, Mayabeque, apparently as a result of suicide.

Luis's family had asked the community for help in locating him, as he was suffering from a nervous illness and was in crisis due to the lack of his treatment.

A family member identified on Facebook as Yudelquis Dueñas Pérez confirmed the discovery of Llanes, and recounted that the young man had expressed his desire to "obtain a parole," and hinted that "he may have tried to leave the country, mistakenly believing the journey was safe and short."

Unfortunately, his condition disoriented him and led to this tragic outcome, the post points out.

The family thanked the people of San José de las Lajas and other locations in Mayabeque for their concern and support during the search.

Llanes left home in the early hours of June 17, after which his relatives notified the police.

Some friends reported that they had seen him drinking coffee and around the pharmacy in the early hours of the morning, but they were unable to locate him.

"He is a young man with nervous illness and is currently in crisis due to lack of the treatment that controls it, he is completely unbalanced and out of himself. That's why I'm reaching out to the whole town to help us find him because we are very worried that he will harm someone or that someone will harm him, without knowing his current medical condition," Dueñas Pérez had written on July 2nd.

With increasing frequency, social media becomes a way to seek support in cases of missing persons in Cuba, a phenomenon that has gained visibility, as in the case of 64-year-old Cuban Juana María Curbelo Santana, who had been missing since this past Saturday when she was last seen in the Mantilla neighborhood in Havana.

The woman, who "suffers from schizophrenia and was not taking the prescribed medication," was located by authorities last Monday in a hospital, where she was taken after being hit by a motorcycle that fled the scene.

Likewise, on June 20th, the relatives of a teenager identified as Evelyn reported her disappearance when she left her home in La Lisa on her way to school. Later on, it was learned that the young woman was already with her family.

That same day, the unknown whereabouts of Mailyn Fernández Caballero were reported. She is a mother of two young children who had been missing from her home in the town of El Cristo, on the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba, for over 24 hours.

In Pinar del Río, a 72-year-old man has been missing for over a month. His name is Pedro Pablo Oliva Iglesias, he has senile dementia, and he resides at 25 D Street, in the Celso Maragoto neighborhood of the main municipality.

In the midst of a context of insecurity due to the increase in crime, migratory crisis, and lack of medication for patients with mental illnesses, digital platforms are becoming increasingly necessary. Official channels on the island seem oblivious to this reality, as disappearances have become a topic that can no longer be hidden.