Cuba issued an apology after the wrong remains were sent to Canada late last week following the sudden death of a Laval, Que., man on vacation.
The Caribbean country’s foreign affairs addressed the mix up on social media Wednesday, calling it an “unfortunate incident.”
Bruno Rodríguez said Cuban authorities are investigating and he was in contact with Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly.
“I conveyed heartfelt condolences and apologies to relatives and friends of the deceased,” Rodríguez said.
I talked by phone with FM @melaniejoly about unfortunate incident related to the transfer of corpse of Canadian citizen who died in Cuba.
Cuban authorities investigate to clarify incident. I conveyed heartfelt condolences & apologies to relatives and friends of the deceased.
— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) April 24, 2024
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