Orealla man dies after swallowing dentures on operating table

An Orealla man is now dead after reportedly swallowing his dentures while on the operating table at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

According to the relatives of Vincent Miguel, 42, he did not tell medical professionals about the dentures before the surgery.

Miguel was taken to the Springlands Hospital and then transferred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where it was expected that he would undergo surgery to remove an object from his arm last Friday.