FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA/Gray News) – The death of an Ohio man is being investigated after he suffered a medical event while sedated at a local dentistry facility.
The Allen County Coroner’s Office said 62-year-old Larry L. Lewis was undergoing a dental procedure on March 13 when he suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest event.
Staff at the dentistry attempted to resuscitate Lewis until emergency personnel arrived and took over.
Lewis was taken to a nearby hospital where his condition worsened. He was then taken to a hospice facility.
Officials said Lewis was pronounced dead on March 26.
An autopsy has been completed, and his cause of death and manner of death are pending.
The death remains under investigation by the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
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