A woman's body was found on Salisbury Beach, with the cause of death under investigation by state and local police.

The body was discovered Thursday morning, according to a statement from Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker’s office.

The body of an unidentified woman was found on Salisbury Beach Thursday morning, officials said. The body was found near 176 North End Blvd., according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities responded to a call about the incident around 8 a.m. and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, the district attorney said.

Local and state police units responded to Salisbury Beach in the area of Beach Access Point 6 after a body was discovered there Thursday morning.

Authorities have identified the woman found dead on a beach on the North Shore of Massachusetts on Thursday morning, February 13, authorities say. Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker has confirmed that 64-year-old Maureen Pasucci of Salisbury was the woman discovered.