Health and Safety inspectors will seek more details about the death of a woman found at the bottom of a Tauranga motel thermal pool.
The tragedy is the latest in a series of similar deaths that prompted a coroner to warn people not to bathe alone in hot pools.
The owners of the Cameron Thermal Motel discovered 41-year-old Catherine Hintz of Palmerston North about 4.30pm on New Year's Eve. Ms Hintz died despite efforts from the owners and paramedics to resuscitate her.
A WorkSafe NZ spokesman said yesterday the agency hadn't yet been notified of Ms Hintz's death but would follow it up before deciding whether to investigate.
The death follows that of 75-year-old Australian GP Kesho Sharma, whose body was found in a Rotorua motel's thermal pool last month.