Police recovered a body from the Merrimack River in Methuen on Sunday, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.
The Methuen Fire Department responded to a boat ramp at 1110 Riverside Dr., at about 12:45 p.m. on Sunday after they were alerted to the discovery of a body in the river.
Methuen Police also responded, as did the Massachusetts State Police Dive Team.
The body was recovered, and is pending identification by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The case remains under investigation by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective Unit, detectives from the Methuen Police Department and other authorities.