Surgeon & Nurse Charged In Emmalyn Nguyen’s Death, Who Died Before Breast Augmentation
Police have arrested the plastic surgeon and anesthetist involved in the death of 18-year-old Emmalyn Nguyen and charged both of the men with serious crimes. Surgeon Geoffrey Kim and nurse anesthetist Rex Meeker both turned themselves in to the Sheriff’s Department in Arapahoe County, Colorado after warrants were issued for their arrest on February 16. On August 1, 2019, Nguyen came to see Kim at Colorado Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery for a breast augmentation appointment. According to authorities, Nguyen went into cardiac arrest after she was administered anesthesia and despite the staff’s un...