AMESBURY, Mass. (WHDH) — The body of man was pulled Wednesday from the Merrimack River in Amesbury.

State police detectives responded to 2 Pleasant Valley Road for a report of a body in the water.

The Essex District Attorney’s Office says a resident spotted the body floating near a dock. They say the body of a white man was recovered.

The man’s identity is not known at this time.

The matter is under investigation.

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