By Associated Press - Friday, May 22, 2015

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Portland police say they are investigating the discovery of a woman’s body that washed up on the shore near the city’s East End.

The woman appears to be in her 50s and her body was discovered at about 6 a.m. Friday. Detectives and evidence technicians responded to the scene.

The Portland Press Herald (https://bit.ly/1Lsk98h ) reports police say the death does not appear suspicious. Details about the circumstances of her death and how long she had been in the water were not immediately available.

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