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Police probe into Aussie woman's Bali death widens

Family members of 33-year-old Australian woman Denny North have arrived in Bali as Indonesian police continue their investigation into her death.

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Family members of 33-year-old Australian woman Denny North have arrived in Bali as Indonesian police continue their investigation into her death.

Indonesian authorities say they are not treating her death as suspicious, but are looking for a friend, who was the last person to see Ms North before the incident.

As her family deals with the tragedy, a few more details are emerging about what happened.

She worked as a hostess at the Cocoon Beach Club in Seminyak, and she was found face down in a pool at a private villa on December 30.

Indonesian police say she was pulled out of the pool by security. There was no evidence to indicate that she had been drinking, and the last person to see her alive has left the country without being interviewed.

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"We are still looking for her friend who found her at the pool in her villa on the night," said Chief of Kuta District Police Aldi Alfa F.

"Witnesses say she died on the way to hospital. We are still investigating this."

The 33-year-old from Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, was an avid traveller who moved to Bali to start a new life a few months ago.

The family's heartbreak has been expressed on Facebook.

Her mother Wendy wrote: "Thank you everyone all over the world, family, friends for your kindest condolences for my vibrant, beautiful baby girl. She touched so many people with her magnificent personality. RIP my Beautiful Dennielle Enid North".

Cocoon Beach Club, where Ms North worked, paid tribute to her on its Facebook page.

"Our sincerest condolences go out to the family and friends of this beautiful and vivacious young woman," it said.

"Denni you will be so missed by so many.

The page has also been swamped with tributes from Ms North's friends, who are still coming to terms with the news.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is not commenting on the circumstances or whether her death was suspicious.

"Consular officials in Canberra are providing assistance to the woman's family in Australia," a spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr has expressed his condolences to the family of Ms North.

"The sadness is enhanced by the fact that this has happened during the holiday season," Senator Carr told reporters on Tuesday in Sydney.

"And we can understand the grief that has engulfed her family and the community that she was a part of."

Australia has offered consular assistance to local authorities.


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