Mum dies from heart attack as her plastic surgeon husband is operating on her

09 December 2023 , 21:05

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Hillary Brown, 33, tragically lost her life while her husband Dr Ben Brown operated on her

A mum-of-three tragically died from a cardiac arrest while being operated on by her plastic surgeon husband.

Hillary Brown, 33, tragically lost her life while undergoing work at Dr Ben Brown's clinic in Florida on November 21. The surgeon is now under investigation for the death.

Dr Brown called 911 and began performing CPR on his partner, but she fell into a coma and was taken off life support a week later after it was determined she was brain dead. It's not known exactly what surgeries Hillary was getting at the time, but emergency call notes show a female patient was potentially being "overmedicated".

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Jillian Durkin said that police "frequently [conduct] death investigations when the death was unexpected or the death occurs under unusual circumstances."

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The mum-of-three was taken off life support after a week

Dr Ben Brown was operating on his wife of two years at his Florda clinic

Durkin added that the cause of Hillary's death has not yet been established and they are awaiting autopsy results which could take several months. Hillary's father Marty Ellington described his daughter as "full of fire and energy," before adding: “We want answers. We haven’t been given answers.

"If it’s a mistake, it was a mistake, but it doesn’t bring my daughter back, you know. I don’t want his money. I don’t want anything. All I want is an answer because I think that we owe that to my daughter.”

He said his daughter did enjoy being married to an award-winning plastic surgeon who could perform any number of surgeries on her whenever she liked.

Hillary was described as being "full of fire and energy"

In a social media post written on November 24 while his wife was still in a coma, Dr Brown wrote: “We need prayers for a miracle. Hillary had a cardiac arrest on Tuesday afternoon.

“We called 911 and started CPR. Her heart came back but her brain is not doing well...Hillary Ellington Brown you are my soulmate, my world, my everything. Please come back. Please!”

Hillary, who had three young children aged four to eight from a previous marriage, and the doctor had been married for two years, it's since been revealed.

The tragic couple's £1.6million Florida mansion

Dr Brown's family released a statement this week condemning the allegations against him, saying: "His deep grief and shock is only compounded by many mistruths circulating online and in the media."

“Ben is completely devastated by the sudden loss of his loving wife Hillary, and is desperately trying to understand how to live one day, never mind a lifetime without her by his side.

Sean McPolin