Body recovered from San Francisco Bay

SAN FRANCISCO — A body was recovered from San Francisco Bay on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

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The San Francisco Fire Department, along with several other agencies, was called to an area between Alcatraz Island and Treasure Island around 2:15 p.m. for a rescue.

Fireboat 3 was the first to arrive at the scene.

“After evaluation by an SFFD Paramedic on Fireboat 3, it was confirmed that this was a body recovery,” the fire department said in a social media post.

The person’s identity and the circumstances surrounding their death have not been released.

In addition to the San Francisco Fire Department, the U.S. Coast Guard, San Francisco Police Department and California Highway Patrol responded to the incident.

Check back for updates.