Emergency personnel responded around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after reports of an unresponsive person floating in shallow water, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said. The body was found near the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, FOX 5 San Diego reported. Officers and lifeguards with San Diego Fire-Rescue responded after a bystander spotted the woman in the water, the station added. Fire officials said the San Diego Police Department would lead the investigation. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digital has reached out to the San Diego Police Department, San Diego Fire-Rescue, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office and Central Washington University and will update this story as more information becomes available.