Michel Ortega Casanova was one of four Cubans who were killed by the coast guard after entering Cuban territorial waters armed. According to a friend from the anti-communist movement in Florida, Casanova sought to ignite a rebellion against the Cuban regime. On the morning of Wednesday, the group attempted to infiltrate Cuba, and upon confrontation by the coast guard, they opened fire, injuring a military officer in the process.

Following the incident, four members of the group were killed, and the remaining six were reported to be injured and detained by authorities at a hospital in Santa Clara. The Cuban government has labeled the action as a terrorist infiltration. Wilfredo Beyra, a member of the anti-Castro Republican Party of Cuba, emphasized that Casanova's intention was to combat the