The Portland Police Department said it is investigating the deaths of two men who were found in the woods behind the Hannaford supermarket on Riverside Street. Police said they responded to the area shortly after 7:40 a.

PORTLAND, Maine — Police in Portland are investigating after two people were found dead Monday morning in a wooded area of the city. Police said they received the call about the discovery around 7:40 a.m., according to a post the agency shared on social media. The bodies were located in the woods behind the Hannaford on Riverside Street.

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- Police are investigating after two bodies were found in the woods in Portland on Monday. Police say the bodies were discovered in the woods behind Hannaford on Riverside Street around 7:40 a.m. More information is expected to be released later in the day on Monday.

There was a significant police presence in the woods off Riverside Street in Portland early Monday morning. A Maine’s Total Coverage crew saw several Portland Police cruisers and officers, as well as a police supervisor in the woods behind and between the former Tortilla Flat restaurant and Hannaford.