WESTPORT, N.S. - The RCMP in southern Nova Scotia are investigating the death of a 20-year-old woman who was found on a fishing boat.

They say they were called to a public wharf in Westport at about 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Members say they found the woman on the boat, but offered no other details.

Investigators with the major crimes and forensic identification units are helping with the investigation.