Update, 8 a.m. Thursday: The second 15-year-old girl died Wednesday night, according to MSCO spokesman Sgt. Bishop Delaney.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – One 15-year-old girl is dead and another is in critical condition after overdosing on over-the-counter medication, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
At approximately 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to a CPR in progress at the Oak Plains Academy, 1751 Oak Plains Road, Ashland City. When deputies arrived, they discovered that two 15-year-old females were unconscious and unresponsive, according to a news release.
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Both were transported to medical facilities, and one was pronounced deceased at the Sango Emergency Room. The other was transported to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, where she is listed in critical condition. The families of both have been notified.
MCSO Criminal Investigators responded to the scene and were able to determine that in the late evening of Nov. 28, the two were able to make entry through the bottom part of a “Dutch” style door in the nurse’s station and gain access to a bottle and several blister packs of Benadryl, an over-the-counter medication.
Throughout the course of the night and into the morning, both females took an undetermined amount of what is believed to be Benadryl, the release said.
During morning classes on Nov. 29, both became ill and fell unconscious. Oak Plains staff responded to the juveniles until emergency services arrived.
Authorities said this is still an active, ongoing investigation.