The body of an unidentified person has been found floating near the Isles of Shoals off of the coast of New Hampshire in the Atlantic Ocean, police said.

Someone on a fishing boat contacted the Coast Guard and reported a body floating near the Isles of Shoals shortly after 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, New Hampshire State Police said in a press release Thursday. State Police recovered the body, the agency said.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- An investigation is underway after a body was found in the ocean near the Maine-New Hampshire border. This week, a fishing boat reported seeing a body near the Isle of Shoals. Marine Patrol responded and recovered the body.