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Cubans took to social networks to report an unfortunate event that occurred in the province of Camagüey, where two minors lost their lives after drowning while fishing.

The tragic event occurred last Wednesday, April 17, in the Concordia batey, located near the Batalla de las Guásimas sugar mill, about 22 kilometers from the city of Vertientes.

According to Internet user María Estrella Cruz, who shared what happened in the Facebook group ‘Revolico Batalla de las Guásimas’, the deceased young people were only 14 and 16 years old.

The incident was lamented by several Internet users, who could not help but point out the age of the deceased.

“We are all mourning the great loss of those two little angels who were just beginning to live. May his soul rest in peace. My most sincere condolences to family and friends,” wrote user Iralis Pupos.

The situation generated indignation among the Cuban community, since the local authorities did not comment on the matter, this despite the fact that the Minister of Public Health, José Ángel Portal Miranda, and the Prime Minister of the Island, Manuel Marrero, visited the health centers. of Vertientes the day after the tragedy.

In the case of Marrero, he was also in the Batalla de las Guásimas sugar mill, located a few kilometers from where the minors drowned. This attitude reflects a total disconnection on the part of the leaders, who seem to ignore local tragedies.

“Marrero visited the Batalla de las Guásimas plant. A few kilometers away, two boys, ages 14 and 16, drowned while fishing in Concordia, probably to have something to eat. This despicable leader, who a few days ago was seen singing half drunk, has gone to Concordia to offer his condolences to the families of the deceased? Surely not,” criticized Luis Enrique Perdomo.

At the moment, the details of what happened are unknown, but it is known that they were fishing in the San Pedro River at the time of the tragedy.

The children were 14 and 16 years old and drowned in the San Pedro River. “Concordia is very sad,” a friend tells me since #Vertientes. pic.twitter.com/D6LH1SpBq6

— Luis Enrique Perdomo Silva (@kikelperiodista) April 19, 2024

The community of the province of Guantánamo lived moments of anguish this Tuesday, March 26, after the unfortunate discovery of the body of a man who drowned on the Baracoa boardwalk.

The macabre moment was shared on social networks, and the images show dozens of passersby watching from a distance while a speed boat was in charge of recovering the body.

“The divers are already lying there. “They jumped in the search for rescue,” the person behind the camera can be heard saying.

After an unspecified time, the body of the drowned man, later identified as Ramón, was located near one of the shores. However, the sharp rocks nearby, as well as the strong waves experienced that day, made the rescue very complicated.

Despite this, one of the divers who jumped from the boat gradually approached the body, while another person carefully walked along the rocks and threw himself a few meters from the deceased.

“That’s dangerous, God grant that nothing happens to that boy,” the cameraman can be heard saying while the second diver moved along the rocks and was hit by strong waves.

After both people managed to get close enough to the body, they began to swim while towing the deceased towards the boat, all while dozens of people watched attentively what was happening.

Among the comments published on the video, some people lamented the death recorded on the shores of Guantánamo, also sharing some information about the man who lost his life at sea.

These users assured that the deceased was selling with a cot in front of the municipality’s special bakery. Some of the comments suggest that this would have been a suicide, however, we will have to wait for the authorities to rule on the matter to determine the cause of his death.

“This is a sad situation, I think it would have been an emotional imbalance. He was very sociable and helpful, humorous, well-known and loved, my respects and condolences to the family” and “My cousin, we talk so much, but I never thought it would come to this, you leave us a tremendous void,” were some of these comments.