Overview

• Andres Castro stopped breathing on a return flight from Bolivia on Aug. 25, prompting an emergency landing in Colombia where he later died at a hospital.
• His family is coordinating with embassy and consular services to complete repatriation to Oregon.
• Sen. Ron Wyden’s office confirmed it is assisting the family with the international process to plan a funeral.
• Relatives estimate repatriation and funeral costs at about $25,000 and have launched a GoFundMe that had just over $14,000 as of Aug. 26.
• Castro leaves behind his wife, Suanny, their young son AJ, his parents, and siblings, who had also been caring for their mother following heart failure reported in April.