Cubano Missing for Days After Fishing Trip Found Alive

Yoslando de la Cerda Céspedes, a Cuban man who had been missing since Saturday night after going fishing with a relative from Playa del Chivo in Havana, has been found alive, according to multiple sources on social media who initially reported his disappearance. "Good news. The man has been found. Happily found. Thanks to everyone for their cooperation and help. A thousand thanks!" wrote Nahomy Velázquez on social media.

In the comments section of her post, in response to a question from a user, Velázquez detailed that Yoslando de la Cerda—nicknamed "El Tosco" by his acquaintances—arrived at the beach "El Salado" in Artemisa on his rustic fishing boat. "The tide dragged him, and well, some fishermen found him in that area and helped him move forward. When he reached that place, some people helped him, and that's when he called us and we knew about him," added the source.

Velázquez made the announcement alongside a previous screenshot of a desperate plea from the fisherman's wife, Thalía Zaldívar Domínguez, which was shared in numerous Facebook groups dedicated to fishing or residents in the eastern localities of the Cuban capital.

Niover Licea's Report on the Incident

Niover Licea, a crime reporter, noted that Yoslando lives in Casablanca, in the Havana municipality of Regla, and recounted that he went fishing on Saturday with his wife's uncle and was caught off guard by bad weather, apparently associated with Tropical Storm Debby, which was passing through the Florida Strait at the time.

Licea shared with his followers an audio message sent by someone close to Yoslando, who reported that the Cuban was found with burns all over his body. He arrived at a farm where residents provided him with food and milk, and from there he called his family.

It is a happy ending to a story that serves as a reminder to exercise caution and closely observe weather conditions before embarking on a fishing trip.

Previously, numerous internet users had commented that the weather conditions last weekend were not suitable for fishing, as Tropical Storm Debby had just formed near the Cuban coast, threatening torrential rains and coastal flooding.

This is not the first such incident in recent months. In January, two fishermen from Cienfuegos—an adult and a child—were rescued alive after being missing for five days at sea. In that case, after going fishing, strong waves and intense winds dragged their boat, and they drifted until they landed on Cayo Cigua, south of the province of Matanzas, where they were found.