A 14-year-old boy was found dead in his bed the day after having his wisdom teeth removed, Wednesday December 8, 2011.
Ben Ellis, from Gilmer County, Georgia, had the dental surgery on Wednesday morning. Less than 24 hours later he was dead.
Law enforcement is investigating the boy's mysterious death and will perform an autopsy and toxicology tests, but there is said to be a history of seizures in the family, which Ben has suffered from before.
Ben’s family told the Sheriff's Office that he seemed fine on Wednesday after the surgery, according to wsbtv.com.
'He had dental surgery at approximately 10:30 on Wednesday morning. Through the rest of the day he seemed to be doing fine. He went to bed.
'Through the day he had taken one penicillin tablet and one Oxycodone, that we’re aware of. They (his parents) checked on him around 1am, and again, he was doing fine.
'Then at 6am, when they went to get him up, they found him deceased,' Lt Frank Coleman said.
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