Tragedy as Aussie tourist drowns in hotel pool in Bali

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 21:16, 12 April 2026 | Updated: 21:16, 12 April 2026 An Australian man has tragically drowned in a hotel pool while holidaying in Bali. Emergency services were called to a hotel in Legian on Sunday afternoon after the man, 74, was found unresponsive in the water. He was unable to be revived, despite the desperate efforts of hotel guests, staff and paramedics. The man and his wife had arrived in Bali on Friday for a two week holiday. Police said that the couple had just returned to the hotel after a day of sightseeing.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.