MIAMI, United States. – Citizen Maikel Carlos Hechavarría Ferrer, 37, was rescued this Saturday by a rescue team after allegedly jumping into the void near the Morro Castle in Santiago de Cuba, reported on Facebook Aris Arias Batalla, provincial head of Operations and Relief of the Red Cross.
According to that source, at approximately 10:15 a.m. this Saturday, the emergency services in Santiago de Cuba were activated after receiving information about the fall of a citizen in an area very close to the entrance of the Castle of San Pedro. of the Rock or Morro Castle.
Rescue and Rescue technicians from the Fire Department, paramedics, rescuers from the Specialized Operations and Relief Group of the Cuban Red Cross, officers from the Border Guard Troops and the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) attended the scene.
“The extraction of the individual was carried out once all the preliminary medical examinations were carried out at the scene. [donde fue] found,” said Arias Batalla.
Likewise, he indicated that it was necessary to descend approximately 30 meters to the place where the injured person was. “It could only be reached through a rope system and specialized maneuvers by the rescuers,” he explained.
“Once rescued from the scene, he was treated by SIUM medical personnel, who carried out all the protocol actions in those cases and once stabilized, he was transferred to the ‘Saturnino Lora’ Provincial Hospital, where a surgery, orthopedics, etc. team was waiting for him. , etc.”.
According to Arias Batalla, the injured man was sent to the operating room.
“Despite the wounds, injuries and condition, he collaborated with some information of interest both for the medical personnel and for the MININT authorities (pain, discomfort, names and surnames),” said the same source.
He also specified that the citizen’s neighbors and relatives confirmed that it was “certainly” an act of suicide, since the 37-year-old is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
According to official data, approximately four people die every day on the Island for this reason. Between 2014 and 2020 almost 9,000 people took their own lives, especially the elderly.
The highest peak of suicides in the country coincided with the acute economic crisis known euphemistically as the Special Period. In 2019, Cuba was the fourth country with the most suicides in the region. In 2020, Havana was the province where the most suicides occurred, with 205 deaths.
Suicide has historically been among the top 10 causes of death on the Island.
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