MissedItByThatMuch
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Couldn't this be answered by forensics? We know that EL had to be identified by body marks. This says to me that her remains were fairly well decomposed, so given that bodies sink then float as they fill with gases I think it safe to guess she was floating. Unless, a piece of her clothing, a hoodie, for example was blocking the pipe?
A human body has nearly the same specific density of water, depending on fat content; the more fat versus bone, the better someone floats. But also, the density of water due to temperature changes can play a part, especially in winter. Usually, the colder the water, the greater the density, and the better anything within it will floa (but water density between 32 and 35 F is actually lighter than when it's above 35). Conceivably, in a California February, the tank-water tempertaures may have dropped into the 30s at times. Density is defined as weight per unit volume.