Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit firefighters use a rope system to recover a body from a beach south of Davenport in Santa Cruz County, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit via Bay City News)

Authorities confirmed Monday that a body found over the weekend on a Santa Cruz County beach belonged to Erica Fox, a swimmer who disappeared last week after a possible shark attack.

Fox’s body was recovered Saturday from the ocean near Davenport, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said. 

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