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Infant Survivor of Iztapalapa Blast Returns to Mexico City After U.S. Burn Care

A Mexican foundation will manage ongoing care, with the family requesting privacy.

Overview

  • Jazlyn and her mother arrived at Mexico City’s international airport on Friday and were taken by ambulance directly to their home.
  • Fundación Michou y Mau coordinated the repatriation with the Mexico City Health Secretariat and will oversee follow-up treatment needs.
  • Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston cared for Jazlyn for two months and five days during her burn recovery and rehabilitation.
  • The child was initially stabilized at Centro Médico Siglo XXI before doctors authorized an air transfer to the United States.
  • Her grandmother, Alicia Matías Teodoro, shielded her during the September 10 tanker explosion and died two days later from severe burns.