PORTSMOUTH - Police are asking for help to help identify a man found floating in the Piscataqua River on Friday evening.

At approximately 6:10 p.m., police began receiving calls of a white male wearing a grey T-shirt and blue jeans floating in the Piscataqua River in the area of the decks behind Surf restaurant. Officers responding to the area were assisted by the New Hampshire Marine Patrol, the U.S. Coast Guard and the fire department.

At approximately 7:26 p.m., the subject was located deceased by the fire department in the area of Henderson point on the New Hampshire side of the river. The fire department transported the subject to the state pier on Peirce Island where the police department continued the investigation and contacted the New Hampshire Office of the Medical Examiner for assistance.

The deceased male has yet to be identified at this time. The Portsmouth Police Department asks for the public’s assistance with information about any missing persons in the area fitting the description of a white male between the ages of 50 to 60 years of age, having grey hair and a grey beard and approximately 5-feet, 6-inches tall and weighing approximately 150 pounds. The male had tattoos of a bear on his left shoulder, a deer head on his right shoulder and a rose on his back.

As part of the investigation an autopsy will be conducted by the Office of the Medical Examiner, and the New Hampshire State Police will be assisting in the investigation.

If you have any information which may assist in this investigation, please contact Detective Captain Darrin Sargent at (603) 610-7549 or (603) 436-2511.

You may remain anonymous by reporting any information to the Seacoast Crime Stoppers by calling (603) 431-1199, texting CRIMES (274637) and including TIPSCS in the message, or you may submit a confidential tip online by visiting the Seacoast Crime Stoppers website at www.seacoastcrimestoppers.com or the Facebook page. Rewards of up to $1,000 may be paid for help solving cases if the information leads to the arrest or indictment of a suspect(s).