Overview

• Lucero Anyelina Flores Castillo, 18, was declared dead around 1:35 a.m. at Hospital II-2 de Sullana, issued a death certificate and moved toward the morgue before being taken to her hometown for a wake.
• Family members, including a relative with nursing training, observed breathing and a pulse and rushed her to Clínica Santa Rosa around 9:30 a.m., where staff confirmed she was alive.
• Clinicians attempted intensive care, including intubation, and she was later pronounced dead late morning, with reports citing an infarction as the cause.
• The family filed a complaint with Sullana police as authorities and health officials opened an investigation, and forensic tissue samples were ordered for analysis.
• The hospital has not issued a public statement, while its director requested internal reports, and Clínica Santa Rosa said she arrived with vital functions and received care under emergency protocols.