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Body recovered near Wilder Ranch identified by family as possible shark attack victim
The body recovered on a remote beach in Santa Cruz County has been identified by the family as Erica Fox, the swimmer who went missing after a suspected shark attack in Pacific Grove on Dec. 21.
Fox, 55, was the co-founder of Kelp Krawlers, a swim group that traditionally swims at Lovers Point every Sunday.
She went missing during the group’s weekly swim with about a dozen other swimmers. The group returned to shore, but Fox was missing.
Fox’s father, James Fox, confirmed to KSBW 8 that the woman recovered on a “remote pocket beach” in Wilder Ranch was his daughter. He said she was identified by the clothing she was wearing.
The Santa Cruz County Coroner’s Office who handling official identification, has not released her identity.
Witnesses reported seeing a large splash and a possible shark encounter near Lovers Point around noon on Dec. 21.
A driver told the U.S. Coast Guard they saw a shark breach with what appeared to be a human body, then disappear underwater. Another swimmer in the group later also confirmed Fox was unaccounted for.
The search for Fox was formally suspended Monday evening after crews were unable to find any signs of her.
Then, around 12:35 p.m. Saturday, CAL FIRE CZU said it assisted in recovering a woman’s body from the water at a beach south of Davenport, near Wilder Ranch—about 45 miles north of Pacific Grove.
James Fox said several members of the Kelp Krawlers swim club gathered at Lovers Point on Sunday for an impromptu memorial to honor Erica.
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