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Canadian woman's body found in LA hotel cistern Elisa Lam death: Water from LA hotel cistern 'safe'
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Los Angeles health officials are due to release test results on a hotel water system after a Canadian woman's body was found at the bottom of a cistern. Water sampled from the Los Angeles hotel cistern in which a Canadian woman's dead body was found is safe to drink, health officials have said.
The Cecil Hotel said the tanks provided water for guests to bathe and drink. Elisa Lam, 21, of Vancouver was found dead in the tank by a maintenance worker on Tuesday, after guests complained of low water pressure.
Elisa Lam, 21, was found at the bottom of the tank by a maintenance worker on Tuesday, after guests complained of low water pressure. Guests at the Cecil Hotel said they believed they had bathed and drunk water from the tank.
Police are investigating whether she died under suspicious circumstances or as a result of an accident. Police are investigating the circumstances of Lam's death.
Officials ordered people not to drink the water while the tests were under way. Officials had ordered guests not to drink the water while the tests were underway.
"Our biggest concern is going to be faecal contamination because of the body in the water," said Terrance Powell, from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. On Thursday afternoon, tests showed the water to be safe from a "microbiological standpoint", Angelo Bellomo, Los Angeles county's director of environmental health, told the Associated Press.
But he added that due to the large size of the water tank, it was unlikely the water had been contaminated. Two British tourists at the hotel, Michael Baugh and his wife, said they were shocked to discover why the water had only been trickling through the taps and shower.
Two British tourists in the hotel, Michael Baugh and his wife, said they were shocked to discover why the water had only been trickling through the taps and shower.
"The moment we found out, we felt a bit sick to the stomach, quite literally," said Mr Baugh."The moment we found out, we felt a bit sick to the stomach, quite literally," said Mr Baugh.
Police Sgt Rudy Lopez said Lam's death was suspicious and a coroner's investigation would determine the cause.Police Sgt Rudy Lopez said Lam's death was suspicious and a coroner's investigation would determine the cause.
Hotel surveillance footage before she died showed her pushing buttons in the lift, leaning through the doors and looking both ways.Hotel surveillance footage before she died showed her pushing buttons in the lift, leaning through the doors and looking both ways.
Lam was travelling alone from Vancouver, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. She arrived on 26 January and hotel workers last remember seeing her five days later.Lam was travelling alone from Vancouver, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. She arrived on 26 January and hotel workers last remember seeing her five days later.
Authorities reportedly had to cut through the water tank to retrieve the body, because of the narrow opening at the top.Authorities reportedly had to cut through the water tank to retrieve the body, because of the narrow opening at the top.