"The remains of a woman who went missing on a swim off Lovers Point were recovered from a remote Santa Cruz County beach over the weekend, her family confirmed. Erica Fox, 55, vanished during a group swim in Pacific Grove during which a shark was reportedly sighted. Just after noon on Dec. 21, multiple eyewitnesses reported that Fox disappeared from the water off Lovers Point in Pacific Grove."
"The city of Monterey said on social media that Fox's disappearance could be the result of a shark encounter, after eyewitnesses reported seeing a shark in the area at the time. One witness told law enforcement they saw a "shark breach the water with what appeared to be a human body in its mouth." "Based on witness statements we believe a shark was involved," Pacific Grove Police Department spokesperson Brian Anderson told SFGATE."
"The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office announced Saturday that a body was located south of Davenport, about 30 miles from Lovers Point as the crow flies. Cal Fire personnel used a rope system to transport the remains from the beach up to the bluffs above. James Fox, the woman's father, told KSBW the remains match the clothing Erica Fox was wearing when she went missing. An official identification has not yet been made, and a cause of death has not been determined."
Erica Fox, 55, vanished during a group swim off Lovers Point in Pacific Grove just after noon on Dec. 21. She was swimming with members of the Kelp Krawlers, an open water swimming group she helped start two decades earlier. Multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing a shark in the area and one witness told law enforcement they saw a "shark breach the water with what appeared to be a human body in its mouth." Pacific Grove police said they believe a shark was involved. A body was found south of Davenport about 30 miles away, and Cal Fire recovered the remains from the bluffs. Clothing matched what Fox wore; official identification and cause of death remain pending.
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