A search operation is currently underway for a missing person along the shoreline and waters near Beach Road in Saint John.

Police received reports on Monday afternoon of a 75-year-old man who was last seen in his boat tying up to a buoy offshore.

The man has grayish-black receding hair, is wearing water shoes, shorts, a dark shirt and a diabetic patch on his left shoulder.

A joint rescue coordination team including the Saint John Police Force, Saint John Fire Department, the Canadian Coast Guard, and the RCMP dive team are assisting in a search using boats and a helicopter.

The public is asked to avoid the area while the search is underway.