The opening at the top of the tank is very small to allow the firefighters and the equipment to enter. They had to cut a hole in the tank to get the body out.

Another bizarre theory being offered to explain the strange cause of Elisa Lam’s death was that she was in contact with serial killer Richard Ramirez, who was convicted of 13 murders. He was known to stay in the hotel from 1984 to 1985. They speculated that it was he who Elisa was talking to in the hallway of the hotel just outside the elevator.