A person was stabbed Tuesday morning in the heart of downtown Nantucket, just steps from the ferry docks that funnel thousands of summer visitors onto the famously wealthy Massachusetts island, authorities said.

Witnesses told the first responders arrived.

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🎥 X: peak summer season, when the normally quiet island is transformed by waves of vacationers, day-trippers, seasonal workers and wealthy homeowners.

Massachusetts State Police declined to provide additional detail, referring Fox News Digital to the Nantucket Police Department.