Physique found after swimmer went lacking in attainable shark assault in California

A physique has been found close to the place a swimmer who might 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 Seaside, in response to 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 intently with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace and the Pacific Grove Police Division relating to the restoration.

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 response to 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 relations recognized the physique as Fox, based mostly on the clothes she was sporting.

Fox was sporting a shark deterrent anklet when she disappeared, relations stated, in response to KSBW.

After her disappearance, two witnesses stated the swimmer “might 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 choice 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 response to officers.

Lovers Level Seaside in Pacific Grove and McAbee Seaside and San Carlos Seaside in Monterey have been closed by means of Tuesday, the officers stated.

ABC Information’ Tristan Maglunog and Amanda Morris contributed to this report.