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A toxic bedbug spray may have contributed to the death of New Zealander Sarah Carter in Thailand.
The 23-year-old died in February while holidaying with friends in Chiang Mai.
Initial reports indicating toxic seaweed was to blame have since been discounted by the families, but investigations are ongoing.
A 60 Minutes investigation has revealed the hotel rooms had been sprayed with a potentially lethal toxin called pyrophus which has been banned from indoor use in some other countries.
Sarah's father Richard Carter has described the development as bittersweet. He said his daughter "touched the hearts of all the people that she came in contact with".
Sarah called her parents the night she fell ill to reassure them she was okay but within an hour of that phone call, a toxin in her system spread rapidly to her heart.
Several other tourists died suddenly in Thailand around the same time.
