Photos: Body found in hotel water tank

Firefighters work to remove a body found inside a water tank on the rooftop of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 19. A young woman's body had likely been decomposing for more than two weeks, police said.

A team works to remove the body. The body of Elisa Lam, 21, of Vancouver, Canada was found in the Cecil Hotel's rooftop water tank by a maintenance worker who was trying to figure out why the water pressure was low on Tuesday.

Authorities stand on the rooftop of the hotel as the recovery continues.

It was not clear whether the water presented any health risks to those who drank it.

Firefighters leave the Cecil Hotel after removing the body.

Lam is shown in this undated image released by the Los Angeles Police Department. Lam's parents reported her missing in early February and the last sighting of her was in the hotel on January 31, according to police.