State Police are investigating the death of a person who was found along the Charles River in Newton Saturday night, according to police.

Troopers from the State Police-Boston Barracks and local police responded at about 8 p.m., to Forte Park along the Charles River after the dead body was discovered.

The location is state Department of Conservation and Recreation property.

“Troopers from the State Police Troop H Detective Unit, the State Police Detective Unit for Middlesex County, and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section also responded and at this time continue to investigate the identity of the body and the facts and circumstances of the death,” a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said in a statement.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has taken custody of the dead body.