A California girl died while undergoing a simple dental procedure on Monday, her family claim, leaving her parents with unanswered questions in her death.
Daleyza Avila Hernandez, 3, was getting two teeth pulled and caps put on two others at the Children's Dental Surgery Center in Stockton, east of San Francisco, her family told Fox 40.
"My daughter was very healthy," the girl's mother Araceli Avila said. "All I did was I take my daughter to the dentist because they were going to fix her teeth, and about 30 minutes later they brought her back dead."
Ms Avila and husband Jose Hernandez recalled seeing the toddler "vivacious and full of life" just before the procedure. The parents said they weren't allowed into the surgery room. But while waiting, Ms Avila saw an ambulance pull up to the office.
"And I stood up and went outside because I was like, 'they are coming for a kid,' but I never thought it was for my child," she said.