A physique has been found close to the place a swimmer who could have been attacked by a shark went lacking final week, officers in California stated in an replace on Sunday.
The girl’s physique was recovered from the ocean south of Davenport Seashore, in line with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Because of the shut proximity to the current shark assault sufferer in Monterey County, the company stated it’s working carefully with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace and the Pacific Grove Police Division concerning the restoration.
Rescue crews seek for a lacking swimmer in Monterey, California, Dec. 21, 2025.
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The swimmer — who was recognized by officers as 55-year-old Erica Fox — was reported lacking simply after midday on Dec. 21 at Lovers Level in Pacific Grove in Monterey Bay, in line with a joint assertion from the Coast Guard and the cities of Pacific Grove and Monterey.
Fox’s father confirmed to ABC’s Santa Cruz affiliate KSBW on Sunday that members of the family recognized the physique as Fox, primarily based on the clothes she was carrying.
Fox was carrying a shark deterrent anklet when she disappeared, members of the family stated, in line with KSBW.
After her disappearance, two witnesses stated the swimmer “could have encountered a shark,” the assertion stated. One particular person reported seeing a shark with a physique in its mouth earlier than it submerged, a Coast Guard official stated.
A call to droop the search final week was made following a complete of greater than 15 hours of search operations protecting an space of greater than 84 sq. nautical miles, in line with officers.
Lovers Level Seashore in Pacific Grove and McAbee Seashore and San Carlos Seashore in Monterey have been closed by way of Tuesday, the officers stated.
ABC Information’ Tristan Maglunog and Amanda Morris contributed to this report.
