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Ángel Hung Ramos, an elderly man who had been missing for 10 days, was found deceased in Manzanillo, a situation that has shocked his family.
According to her daughter’s post on social media, Hung resided in Santiago de Cuba, suffered from senile dementia, and went missing in the city of Manzanillo on the afternoon of November 26th. Since then, the family began searching for her, which unfortunately had a tragic outcome.
Identified on Facebook as Einna Eiram Gnuh Zelaznog, Hung's daughter reported in a post that on Friday, December 5, he had been found deceased, "in very poor condition."
"Today is a very sad day for me because I couldn't say goodbye to my grouch nor could I pet his gray hairs," he lamented in his heartfelt message. However, at the same time, he acknowledged feeling comforted by having done everything possible to ensure he had a better life during his old age, and also for not having given up since he went missing.
"God keep you in glory, my father. Rest in peace, I will always love you," he expressed.
The woman expressed her gratitude for the help of the people from Manzanillo who assisted her in the search for her father and urged those who have relatives with dementia not to neglect them at any time.
"I urge anyone who has a family member with dementia to understand that there is never enough care, because in the slightest neglect, the worst can happen," he warned. "Please, take care of your family and seek support, as one person alone is not enough. Be mindful of your interactions and words, because even though they may be experiencing dementia, they still have moments of clarity, and no one knows what they are thinking."
Since Hung disappeared, his daughter started a campaign on Facebook, where she posted daily messages asking for help to locate him, worried about his health condition, as he also suffered from hypertension and hypoglycemia.
The day after losing contact with his family, the elderly man was seen in the town of Guasimal, where he "went into the woods," according to witnesses. Days later, he was spotted again, but in another area of Manzanillo, after which there were no more updates about him. The family, desperate, urged anyone who saw him to get in touch with them or take him directly to the police or a hospital.
Unfortunately, despite the mobilization of his family and other people, Hung was found already deceased.
In Cuba, there are no official protocols for searching for missing persons. Due to the lack of state channels and the inaction of the authorities, Cuban families turn to social media to seek the community's help in locating their loved ones.
The non-governmental organization Cubalex recently stated that the disappearances in Cuba "reveal a structural problem that the State continues to deny."
According to data from the NGO, there are currently 22 active alerts for disappearances, and these cases reflect a repeated pattern: “families searching without state support, people disappearing at sea or on migration routes without being recorded, women and girls treated with prejudice and without real support, and a legal void that allows disappearance to operate as a policy of neglect.”
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