Hawaii County police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a red-haired man whose body was found in the ocean today off the Hamakua Coast.

Police received a report about a body floating in the water about a mile north of Honolii Point at 1:11 p.m., police said.

Firefighters found the caller in a 13-foot Boston Whaler with the body floating about 15 feet away, firefighters said.

Firefighters recovered the man’s body, which was taken to the Hilo Medical Center. An autopsy has been scheduled.

Police described the man as slim, in his mid-30s, with red medium-length hair and a red goatee.

Anyone with information on the man’s identity is asked to call police at 935-3311 or Detective Wendall Carter at 961-2378. Carter can also be emailed at wendall.carter@hawaiicounty.gov. Anonymous tips can be made to CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.