Big Island police are asking for the public's help in providing information about a body found floating near Hilo Bay Sunday morning.

A fisherman reported finding the body near the break wall just outside Hilo Bay shortly before 11 a.m. Fire department personnel flew the body to the Hilo pier. The body appears to be that of a Caucasian woman 35 to 45 years old.

Police ask that anyone with information about this case call Detective Reed Mahuna at 961-2384 or the Police Department's nonemergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer anonymity may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.