At approximately 9:15 a.m., a person aboard a fishing vessel spotted a body floating near the Isles of Shoals and notified the Coast Guard, according to police. The Coast Guard promptly relayed the report to the state’s Marine Patrol, which responded and recovered the body.

The article NH State Police Investigating Body Of Deceased Person Found Floating Near The Isles Of Shoals appeared first on Hampton-North Hampton Patch. RYE, NH — New Hampshire State Police said Thursday the department is investigating a dead body found floating in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday.

State police are investigating after a body was found floating off the New Hampshire Seacoast. The United States Coast Guard received a call around 9:15 a.m. Sunday for reports of a person found near Isles of Shoals. Authorities said the person's identity and the cause of the death remain unknown.