Vancouver police have recovered the body of an adult man found floating near the popular tourist destination Granville Island.

The body was discovered by Michele Becker, who saw it floating in False Creek from her office in Pier 32, a complex in the central area of the man-made peninsula, around noon.

Becker was on the phone when she noticed a bulk in the water.

"On closer inspection you could clearly see the hands, the feet. It was floating face-down. It was a body," she told CTV News. "I called the police right away."

Becker described the discovery as initially "gruesome," but said her thoughts soon turned to the man's family.

"Upon reflection, it's just incredibly sad. Somebody loves this person," she said.

Investigators have not yet determined if foul play was involved in the man's death and are awaiting an autopsy to determine the victim's identity and cause of death.