Police are investigating after the body of a man was pulled from the water near Queens Quay and Dan Leckie Way this morning.

A passerby noticed the body of an elderly man in the water at around 5:20 a.m. and notified police.

The marine unit, Toronto Fire Services and Toronto paramedics were called to the scene to retrieve the man from Lake Ontario.

It is not clear how the man ended up in the water. 

Police said they have not yet been able to identify the man.