HULL – Acting Chief Robert C. Sawtelle reports that the Hull Police Department is investigating, after a body was found on the beach this morning.

Around 9:25 a.m., police received a report that a person was lying on the rocks, near the shore along Channel Street, in the Pemberton Point area.

Police and fire responded to the scene and located a deceased man, along with an overturned kayak. The person’s name is not being released pending identification and notification of next of kin.

The incident remains under investigation by the Hull Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the District Attorney’s Office.