Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body washed ashore in Salisbury overnight, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker announced.

A person walking along Salisbury Beach about 1 a.m. Tuesday noticed a body floating along the shoreline near 4 Ocean Front Drive.

A responding police officer pulled the body from ankle-deep water and the man was pronounced deceased on scene.

The man’s identity is being withheld pending confirmation and notification of next of kin.

The death is being investigated by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective Unit and the Salisbury Police Department.