"Authorities confirmed Thursday afternoon that Erica Fox, 55, a swimmer who was found dead last month after a swim in Monterey County, was killed by a shark. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner identified Fox as the victim found floating near Davenport a week after she went missing on Dec. 27, 2025, about 25 miles north of Lovers Point in Pacific Grove."
"The attack marks the first fatal shark incident at Lovers Point in more than 70 years. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner's Office has determined the cause of death to be sharp and blunt force injuries and submersion in water due to a shark attack, the office said in a statement Thursday. The manner of death has been ruled an accident. Fox was reported missing Dec. 21, 2025, after she failed to return to shore with her swim group, the Kelp Krawlers."
Erica Fox, 55, was killed by a shark after a swim in Monterey County and her body was found floating near Davenport about a week after she went missing. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner determined cause of death as sharp and blunt force injuries and submersion in water due to a shark attack and ruled the manner of death an accident. Fox had been leading the Kelp Krawlers swim group and was reported missing Dec. 21, 2025, after failing to return to shore. Witnesses reported seeing a shark breach offshore at Lovers Point. She was identified by a white Garmin watch and a shark band still attached to her ankle. The attack is the first fatal incident at Lovers Point in more than 70 years, and the Sheriff's Office extended condolences to her family.
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