Overview
- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner determined the cause as sharp and blunt force injuries and submersion due to a shark attack, ruling the death an accident.
- Fox, 55, co-founded the Kelp Krawlers and went missing on Dec. 21 during a group swim in Monterey Bay.
- Witnesses reported a large splash near Lovers Point, and a driver told the U.S. Coast Guard they saw a shark breach with what appeared to be a body.
- Authorities conducted more than 15 hours of searches covering about 84 square nautical miles before suspending efforts the next day.
- Her body was recovered Dec. 27 on a remote beach south of Davenport with assistance from CAL FIRE CZU, and family identified her by clothing, a watch, and a shark-deterrent band; the shark’s size remains undetermined.