Overview
- The remains of two-year-old Federico Efraín arrived in Escárcega on Thursday after a transfer through Cancún, where relatives received him for local rites.
- Family and friends held a wake at the home, followed by a body-present Mass and baptism at the Inmaculado Corazón de María church, then cremation, with ashes kept at the residence for now.
- His father accompanied the return and publicly thanked both governments for facilitating repatriation and for medical care provided to the boy’s mother.
- The child’s mother, Julia Cruz Vera, survived the December 22 crash near Galveston, while reports say four Navy personnel and a doctor also died.
- The toddler had been flown from Mérida for specialized treatment of severe burns reportedly sustained in a domestic accident, with support from Fundación Michou y Mau for the transfer arrangements.