Ellijay Teen Ben Ellis dies after wisdom teeth surgery

A 14 year-old teen from Ellijay died after he underwent sugery to have his wisdom teeth removed. Investigators say Ben Ellis was found dead Thursday moing. The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are looking into the cause of death.

Ben’s family told the Sheriff's Office that he seemed fine on Wednesday after the surgery.

”He had dental surgery at approximately 10:30 Wednesday moing. 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 1 .a.m., and again, he was doing fine. Then at 6 a.m., when they went to get him up, they found him deceased, Lt. Frank Coleman said.

Ben was a freshman at Gilmer County High School and the youngest of four Ellis children to attend the school.

The school’s bulletin board was covered with messages of condolence on Friday after students were notified of his death.