{"id":422898,"date":"2026-08-03T18:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/422898\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:50:09","slug":"cause-of-death-released-for-socal-plastic-surgeon-found-in-a-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/422898\/","title":{"rendered":"Cause of death released for SoCal plastic surgeon found in a pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The mystery surrounding the death of a prominent California plastic surgeon has deepened after officials revealed she drowned, but still can\u2019t determine how she first ended up in the backyard pool.<\/p>\n<p>Sarwa Ama Aldoori, 71, was found dead in a swimming pool behind an upscale Bakersfield home on June 30, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a forensic postmortem examination by the Kern County coroner\u2019s office has determined that Aldoori\u2019s cause of death was drowning, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/news\/manner-of-death-bakersfield-doctor-who-was-found-dead-in-swimming-pool-ruled-as-undetermined\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KGET<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sarwa Aldoori, a 71-year-old California plastic surgeon, was found dead in a backyard pool.  Bella Health and Beauty<\/p>\n<p>But the circumstances surrounding the death remain murky.<\/p>\n<p>The coroner ruled the manner of death \u201cundetermined,\u201d meaning officials have not concluded whether Aldoori\u2019s death was accidental, intentional or the result of another circumstance.<\/p>\n<p>Aldoori was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/05\/us-news\/california-plastic-surgeon-found-dead-in-backyard-pool\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">found dead in a backyard pool<\/a> at a home in the 1400 block of Pineglen Drive in northeast Bakersfield, police said. The investigation remains active.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Local doctor and plastic surgeon Sarwa Ama Aldoori was found deceased in a swimming pool behind a home on June 30 in Bakersfield. Although her cause of death was ruled as drowning, her manner of death was ruled undetermined.<\/p>\n<p>The unsettling discovery came years after Aldoori built a career as a physician in Bakersfield, where she reportedly spent roughly 35 years working in OB-GYN surgery.<\/p>\n<p>She was one of two doctors associated with Bella Health and Beauty, a northeast Bakersfield plastic surgery center. According to the practice\u2019s website, Aldoori specialized in women\u2019s health and wellness as well as cosmetic surgery.<\/p>\n<p>But her professional history also included a major disciplinary battle with California medical regulators.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators revealed that the California plastic surgeon died from drowning. Tiktok\/@@sarwa.aldoori<\/p>\n<p>Aldoori surrendered her California medical license in March 2024 after the Medical Board of California accused her of failing to comply with the terms of a seven-year probation.<\/p>\n<p>The disciplinary case dated back to allegations filed in 2021 concerning a cosmetic procedure performed in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>According to state records, Aldoori was accused of lacking sufficient training to perform a liposuction and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/07\/us-news\/tiktok-mom-of-three-dead-following-tummy-tuck-complications\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tummy tuck <\/a>procedure on a patient who later died in April 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The patient\u2019s death was attributed to a fat embolism, a potentially fatal complication in which fat enters the bloodstream and can interfere with circulation.<\/p>\n<p>Bella Health and Beauty is pictured in Bakersfield, California. A California plastic surgeon was found dead in a backyard pool after a botched operation killed a patient. Google Maps<\/p>\n<p>The medical board subsequently placed Aldoori on probation before alleging she failed to comply with its requirements. She ultimately surrendered her license.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the scrutiny surrounding her medical career, Aldoori continued to be described by her practice as a physician specializing in women\u2019s health and cosmetic procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the circumstances of her own death remain unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>While the coroner has established that Aldoori drowned, officials have not determined why she ended up in the residential pool, leaving the circumstances surrounding the death shrouded in mystery.<\/p>\n<p>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n<p>California Post News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>California Post Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a><br \/>California Post  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/>California Post Newsletters: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/>California Post App: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download here!<\/a><br \/>Home delivery: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/><\/a>Page Six Hollywood: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The mystery surrounding the death of a prominent California plastic surgeon has deepened after officials revealed she drowned,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422899,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152,7,339,34552,4182,19607,3586],"class_list":["post-422898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news","tag-california","tag-death","tag-drownings","tag-metro","tag-plastic-surgery","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}