UPDATE: Wark reported at 5:38 p.m. that the body has now been recovered from the water and has been "tentatively" identified. The information is not being made public at this time pending notification of next of kin, Wark said.
BOSTON - The body of an adult male was found floating in the Charles River Friday, said Jake Wark, spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
"The body is still in the process of being recovered from the river," Wark said Friday.
Wark said the body, which was found face down, floating in the river, was located in an area of the river near the Esplanade.
Authorities responded to the area at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon after a report came in that a person was in the river.
Massachusetts State Police assigned to the DA's office, as well as a State Police marine unit and other law enforcement units are now at the scene investigating, Wark said.
The body will be taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner so that an autopsy can be conducted.
No other information has been released at this time, Wark said.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.