A death investigation was launched at Stony Brook Reservation in Hyde Park after a body, believed to be that of a female, was found Tuesday afternoon, according to State Police spokesman David Procopio. State and Boston police, along with Suffolk County prosecutors, responded to the wooded area off Enneking Parkway at Smithfield Road just after 4 p.m., according to Jake Wark, a spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney. Additional details on the cause of death were not immediately available.
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz can be reached at Haven.egresitz@globe.com.