TWO YOUNG BOYS. A SEARCH TEAM SPOTTED DEBRIS ABOUT 15 MILES OFFSHORE BUT NO WORD ON WHETHER THAT IS THE PLANE. COFFEE, SODA AND A ENERGY DRINK. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE SOMETHING THAT COULD TAKE YOUR LIFE BUT A HEALTHY TEENAGER COLLAPSED AND DIED FROM THE COMBINATION. NOW THE 16-YEAR-OLD'S FAMILY IS WARNING OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF COFFEE. Reporter: THE CORNER COFFEE SHOP IS THE "IT" PLACE TO HANG OUT FOR SCHOOL. NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE A CUP OF JOE OR SOMETHING IN THE HANDS OF KIDS. USUALLY I GET A COFFEE BUT TODAY I GOT A MONSTER ENERGY. Reporter: BUT THE GRIEVING FAMILY OF SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DAVID PRICE HAS A WARNING, SINCE THE DRUM- PLAYING, FUN-LOVING 16-YEAR- OLD PASSED OUT IN CLASS LAST MONTH.
IT WASN'T A CAR CRASH THAT TOOK HIS LIFE. IT WAS A ENERGY DRINK. Reporter: THE CORONER SAID HE DRANK A LARGE MOUNTAIN DUE, A CAFE LATTE, AND AN ENERGY DRINK IN TWO HOURS AND DIED FROM A CARDIAC INDUCED EVENT. NO MORE THAN 100-MILLIGRAMS OF COFFEE SHOULD BE CONSUMED A DAY FOR KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 18. THESE HAD COMBINED MORE THAN 300 AND PRICE HAD MORE THAN 400, SURPASSING THE FDA RECOMMENDED AMOUNT FOR ADULTS IN 24 HOURS.
IT CAN SPEED UP THE HEARTRATE AND INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE. IT CAN MAKE A PERSON WHO IS PRONE TO ARRHYTHMIAS TO HAVE MORE FREQUENT ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHMS. Reporter: NOW PRICE'S FATHER WANTS PARENTS TO PAY ATTENTION. TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT THE DANGER OF THE ENERGY DRINKS. Reporter: THE AUTOPSY SHOWED NO HEART CONDITION OR OTHER.
