The body of South Africa's ambassador to France was discovered on Tuesday morning outside the Hyatt Regency hotel in Paris's Porte Maillot district. Paris Prosecutor Opens Investigation Into Ambassador's Sudden DeathThe Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mthethwa's death at the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile. South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation announced Mthethwa's passing with deep sorrow and profound regret. Ambassador Mthethwa has served our nation in diverse capacities during a lifetime that has ended prematurely and traumatically. The incident marked the most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since the 1976 Soweto uprising.