Hot pool victim named

Police and fire crew at Kuirau Park for the recovery operation.

Rotorua police have released the name of the man who died in a Kuirau Park hot pool.

He was Kerry Hern, 67.

Mr Hern was recovered from the pool on Tuesday afternoon after a tourist raised the alarm.

In a statement released today, police said there were no suspicious circumstances and the death had been referred to the coroner.

Police were working with Mr Hern's family and the services of Victim Support have been offered to them.

"Mr Hern's family have lost someone special to them, so ask that public and the media respect their privacy at this time," Detective Sergeant Richard Lang said.