Officers recovered a physique Saturday afternoon off the coast of Davenport in Santa Cruz County, a number of miles north of a seashore the place a lady had been reported lacking and a shark had been noticed.
Round 1 p.m., Cal Hearth firefighters used a rope system to recuperate the physique from the seashore south of Davenport. The company posted pictures on-line of the firefighters establishing a rope system to recuperate the physique from the seashore to the bluffs.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Workplace confirmed {that a} physique had been discovered and mentioned Sunday morning that the individual’s identification had not but been launched. Officers didn’t say whether or not the physique was that of a person or a lady.
“As a result of shut proximity to the current shark assault sufferer in Monterey County, our company is working intently with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace and the Pacific Grove Police Division relating to the restoration,” the division mentioned on-line.
Earlier this week, a shark sighting was reported in Monterey County, close to Pacific Grove, the place a lady, Erica Fox, 55, went lacking off Lovers Level in Pacific Grove on Dec. 21. The seek for Fox was suspended after greater than 15 hours, protecting 84 sq. nautical miles, the Pacific Grove Police Division mentioned on-line.
In accordance to Monterey County Now, Fox was the co-founder of the Kelp Krawlers swimming group, and she was swimming with group members on Dec. 21 when she disappeared.