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 Thursday that a shark attack was the cause of death for a Pebble Beach woman who disappeared while swimming near a Pacific Grove beach last month.

Erica Fox, 55, had been reported missing Dec. 21 after a suspected shark attack while swimming off Lovers Point in Monterey County. 

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