SouthernWorldwide.com – The wife of former MLB outfielder Gorkys Hernandez was tragically killed in the recent devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela.
Hernandez confirmed the heartbreaking news about his wife, Deisy Maria Tovar De Hernandez, through an emotional Instagram post on Saturday.
He expressed profound grief, writing, “Queen of my life you are and will be the most beautiful, beautiful, precious, the best woman in the world, who always in bad times looked for the way to get up, you were and are for me the most beautiful woman of my life.”
His message continued, “You will always be with me at all times and in every moment, fly high my princess my queen that God has you in his glory and guide me to move forward and lift our family, I love you rest in peace my girl give strength love of my life, because we had a mission but here I am to fulfill it and you taught me to be strong at any moment of life.”
Deisy Tovar De Hernandez was reportedly at Hotel Eduards in La Guaira, Venezuela, alongside many family members of players from the La Guaira Delfines. They were present as the team prepared for a game against the Aragua Tigres in a Mexican baseball league contest, according to the New York Post.
Following the game’s suspension, Hernandez and his teammates immediately returned to the hotel. Hernandez himself has a notable career, having played seven seasons in Major League Baseball for teams including the Boston Red Sox and the San Francisco Giants.
Venezuela was severely impacted by a series of powerful earthquakes, registering magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 back-to-back. These seismic events caused widespread destruction across the nation.
Reports indicate that over 1,400 individuals have lost their lives as a result of the earthquakes. Additionally, a staggering 68,900 people are reported missing, highlighting the immense scale of the disaster.
The aftermath has been marked by desperate search and rescue efforts. One witness, Mileidy Romero, described the grim scene in Caraballeda, stating, “There’s a pile of bodies over there from last night. Newborn babies.”
Romero expressed frustration with the slow pace of rescue operations, adding, “At 8 p.m. (yesterday) there were people alive down there, and they haven’t bothered to rescue them. We’ve located several bodies, and they haven’t helped us recover them either. What are they waiting for?”
The natural disaster first struck on Thursday, and search efforts have been ongoing since then, with communities working tirelessly to find survivors and recover the deceased amidst the extensive damage.
