Mass. Woman Dies of Legionnaires' Disease Following Visit to New Hampshire Resort — and Another Guest Was Hospitalized

Mar. 15, 2025

Illustration of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease.Photo: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

A woman from Massachusetts has died from Legionnaires' disease, and a second person — from Rhode Island — has been hospitalized with the same diagnosis. Both people were guests at the Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa in Whitefield, N.H. during the fall, but the cases have not been confirmed to have originated from there, perThe Boston Globe.

“It’s harder to figure out, kind of fathom, that now that a second person has gotten sick. That’s unacceptable,” Kruschwitz said. “You don’t want to see anybody else go through what I went through.”

The hot tub has reportedly been shut down while testing is underway.

The second person has not been identified, but they stayed at the resort in December, and were hospitalized with Legionnaires' the same month. There is no known connection between the two guests.

Mountain View Grand Resort & Spareleased a statementon Facebook confirming that they “are working closely with the New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services and New Hampshire Department of Environmental services to determine if the two individuals were affected as a result of visiting the property in Fall of 2023.”

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The statement read in part, “Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa is fiercely committed to the well-being of all those who walk through the door. The state confirmed they cannot be certain where these individuals contracted their infection … We are continuing to follow our stringent and consistent protocols to ensure the utmost health and safety of our guests and employees while we await test results recently conducted to confirm the potential source.”

PEOPLE reached out to the resort for comment, but did not receive an immediate response.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services shared a statement with PEOPLE on Wednesday about the cases.

“The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has identified two out-of-state residents, from Rhode Island and Massachusetts, who were recently diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease after staying at the Mountain View Grand Resort in Whitefield, NH.,” the statement read. “The Massachusetts resident has passed away, while the Rhode Island resident was hospitalized. Though both individuals stayed at the resort, investigation is ongoing to identify potential sources of exposure.”

The disease does not pass from person to person, but rather through bacteria found in water and soil sources.

This marks the second time in recent months that a cluster of Legionnaires' cases were reported in New Hampshire. In March, two campgrounds in Meredith, N.H. were linked to five infections reported between fall 2021 and January 2023, per theGlobe.

source: people.com