Staff reports 6:32 a.m.
Monday, August 8, 2016 6:32 am

Safety officials work to retrieve the body of a man found floating in the Salmon Falls River near the Berwick-Somersworth bridge on Saturday. (Courtesy erinthomas.org)

SOMERSWORTH - Authorities are expected to conduct an autopsy today to determine the cause of death of a man found floating in the Salmon Falls River on Saturday.

The man's body was recovered after Somersworth safety officials were notified around 2:15 p.m. of a man's body floating in the water near the Somersworth-Berwick Bridge.

According to a press release, "Officers responded to the area of Salmon Falls River by the dam off Market Street. There they found a body floating face down in the river."

The body was that of a white male.

There was no immediate comment from police on whether foul play may have been involved.