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The employer of a Qld woman found dead at a hotel pool in Bali says police are treating death as accident.

• Denni North found dead at villa in Bali
• Police testing drinks found near body
• Her father suspects foul play

BALI police have ruled out drugs as a factor in the death of Australian Denni North and her employer says they think she drowned accidentally.

But investigators have not formally revealed a cause of death and continue searching for a woman who could hold vital clues about her final hours.

They believe the woman named Kelly found the vivacious public relations consultant collapsed next to the pool of a private villa on Sunday morning.

The pair had been drinking with two other women - Agathe Ammeux, originally from France, and Felicity Bloom, of Melbourne - before everyone apart from Ms North had gone to bed in the early hours.

Three wine glasses and a couple of empty packs of Marlborough cigarettes were found near the collapsed Ms North several hours later at 8am.

An image of Denni North posted by her employer Cocoon Beach Club on its Facebook page.

Head of North Kuta police district Alda Aifa Rofiq said local police have interviewed six witnesses, including Ms Ammeux and Ms Bloom, but had not tracked down Kelly.

He said they understood Ms North, 33, had finished work at Cocoon Beach Club at 3am before meeting Ms Ammeux and travelling 15-minutes to Canggu where Ms North was staying.

The traditional thatched villa on busy Jl Batu Belig is believed to be owned by Cocoon Beach Club.

At the villa, the pair were joined by the two other women.

It is understood Ms Bloom and Kelly had been at Potatohead cafe in Seminyak.

"They started to have some drinks and at 4am Agathe went to bed," said Mr Rofiq.

"She was followed by Kelly and Felicity and only the victim still by herself.

"Then at 8am, Kelly found the victim dying next to the swimming pool."

The grieving father of Australian Denni North, who died mysteriously in Bali, fears that someone has done her harm. Courtesy: Today Tonight, Channel Seven

Police said Ms North was lying by the pool with her legs in the water. The wine glasses and empty cigarette packs were next to her.

Kelly rushed Ms North to Bali International Medical Centre, but she died before arrival.

Authorities have conducted a thorough search on the villa and are confident no drugs were involved in the incident.

Police say they will allow the body to be returned to Australia once a final report from Sanglah Hospital confirms there was no physical injury.

Villa Pondok Batu Belig No.2 where Australian Denni North was found dead in the pool last Sunday in Canggu, North Kuta Picture: Bintoro Lukman S.

"According to witnesses, there is no sign of violence," Mr Rofiq said.

Ms North's sister, Tammy, brother Jamie and cousin Nicole are in Bali, working with authorities to have the body returned home.

Speaking outside North Kuta police station, the general Manager of Cocoon Beach Club, Anthony Bevilacqua, said the family do not want an autopsy to be undertaken in Bali.

"The sister, the brother and the cousin have flown over to retrieve the body. We are still not sure when that will happen. They are meeting with police," he said.

Dennis North, father of Denni North, speaking on Today Tonight about his daughter's death in Bali.

Mr Bevilacqua said the "devastated" family do not believe the death was suspicious.

"It's an accident full stop. Speculation of foul play and things like that is not on their minds."

"According to the police and the hospital there was no bruising to the body, there was no indication of violence. They're treating it as an accidental drowning."

However, other members of the family, including Ms North's father and aunt, have expressed doubts about theories of a heart attack or accidental drowning.

Picture of Denni North put in front of Cocoon Bar with some flower. Denni North found died at her villa in North Kuta last Sunday. Picture: Bintoro Lukman S

Ms North?s grieving father, Dennis, appeared on Today Tonight yesterday and told the program he suspected foul play.

"I feel that someone has done her harm," he said in the television interview.

"She is a very strong girl, (a) very athletic girl and she's so wise for her years. Why was she slumped in a pool? Where were her friends? It's not adding up."

A family member of Ms Bloom told News Limited she was in Bali pursuing her furniture design business and had been with Ms North on the night in question.

Ms Ammeux had no comment when approached.

Ms North, from Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, reportedly visited the beach club as a customer and was later offered a job there.

Mr Bevilacqua was upset that several people had used social media sites to lambast the club and Bali.

"We're getting some shocking things on Facebook," he said.

"People saying we're covering things up, that police here aren't doing anything and they're all corrupt, and the Australian government should do something about travellers to Bali."

"It's outrageous."

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Source: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/family-of-denni-north-meet-bali-police-after-villa-where-she-died-is-now-closed-off/story-e6freuy9-1226546957231

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