Body Found on Tracks at Rockport Commuter Rail Station

Rockport Police responded early this afternoon to a body on the MBTA Commuter Rail tracks at the Rockport Station and found an elderly female dead on arrival. MBTA Transit Police were called to the scene, and activated their Critical Incident Unit. One MBTA radio transmission described the body as "severed". Commuter rail trains were stopped, and passengers were transported on buses. The investigation is ongoing.