Cuban officials announced Thursday evening that another victim has died from injuries sustained during last week’s deadly speedboat incident, bringing the total death toll to five.
According to Cuba’s interior ministry, Roberto Alvarez Avila succumbed to his injuries on March 4th while receiving medical care at a hospital. Alvarez Avila had been hospitalized following the confrontation in which Cuban military forces opened fire on a speedboat that had entered the nation’s territorial waters.
The initial incident resulted in four Cuban citizens being killed and six others wounded when government forces engaged the vessel.
