A 27-year-old American tourist who died swimming with dolphins in Marlborough's Tory Channel yesterday does not appear to have drowned, a coroner says.
Coroner Sue Johnson said early findings showed the woman "likely died of natural of causes", though the results of further tests were expected in coming weeks.
Provisional findings indicated she did not appear to have drowned.
The woman, on a Dolphin Watch EcoTours trip with her husband and mother-in-law, died after jumping into the sea with others.
A doctor on the trip and coastguard rescue workers were unable to revive her.
Her family did not want to release her name.
Picton Senior Constable Brett Parkinson told NZPA today the woman " may have had a medical condition we don't know about, or even she didn't know about".
"We do know she was very excited about the idea of being with the dolphins. A witness told us she had no qualms about going out."
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