Cuban elderly woman from Trinidad remains missing after 20 days of searching

The elderly Cuban woman Felicia Gómez Díaz from Trinidad has been missing for 20 days as of this Wednesday, and her family continues to search for her tirelessly.

Felicia, 67 years old, is a wife, mother, and grandmother who on December 5th left at 8:00 AM to search for her cows; since then, no one has heard from her. She has been living for 40 years on a small family farm in the village of La Ermita, along the road from Trinidad to Sancti Spíritus.

At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a green coat, spandex, rubber boots, and a blue cap from the local baseball team. An hour after she left, her husband began to miss her and started searching for her. Soon, other relatives and neighbors from the area joined the search.

The woman, mother of two daughters (Yaneisy and Yudisleisy Gómez Gómez), is diabetic, but she had breakfast that morning. It is ruled out that she was a victim of theft because the cows returned by themselves. "The cows always go to the same place and come back on their own," a relative clarified to CiberCuba.

Her granddaughter, Jéssica Cabrera Gómez, has reiterated her call for help on social media:

"My grandmother is still missing. Today, December 20th, marks 15 days, two weeks. She disappeared without a trace on December 5th. Please share this, and if you have any information, message me on Messenger, please," she pleaded on her Facebook wall.

The environment has debunked the rumors circulating about this case, denying that Felicia was found beheaded or dead next to a cow. "She has not shown up, and nothing at all is known. There is not a single clue regarding this case," a close source told this publication.

The family reported that the police did not begin searching for her immediately. "A man came at night for us to sign the report and said they couldn't do anything for 24 hours," they recounted.

The next day, an officer appeared at the farm with a dog and stated that since 24 hours had passed, there were no leads, which is why the dog had not detected anything. Hours later, while the neighbors were searching for the woman by clearing and scything areas with tall grass, the police were seen sitting under a mango tree "waiting for who knows what."

Finally, following the increased visibility of the case online, senior officials arrived in the town to address the situation, "but they did so four days after the disappearance."

"From day one, the entire community of La Ermita and the nearby fields where the family has friends have joined the intensive search that continues to this day. Some people have had to return to work, but a significant part of their family remains in La Ermita, and many of their daughter's friends frequently visit them. No one has left the area since the first day, and there have always been friends and family searching tirelessly," emphasized those close to the family.

Anyone with information can contact 59996249.

The independent feminist group Alas Tensas reiterated the urgency of establishing effective protocols to address cases of disappearances in Cuba.

"The safety and lives of women should not depend solely on community action but on a system that prioritizes their protection and ensures immediate responses," she emphasized on her Facebook wall.

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