The body of an elderly woman washed up on shore at South Padre Island on Tuesday.

The body of 75-year-old Kathleen Lundy was recovered a quarter mile north of County Beach Access #6, according to the news release. Lundy's sister said she had gone out for a swim prior to the incident.

Lundy's body was taken to the South Padre Island Fire Department, where Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1 Benito Ochoa pronounced her dead, according to a news release.

The incident remains under investigation.