Overview
- Cal Fire CZU crews recovered a body on Dec. 27 from a remote beach south of Davenport near Wilder Ranch, using a rope system to lift the remains to the bluffs.
- Fox’s father said the family identified the body as Erica Fox, 55, based on the clothing she wore during the Dec. 21 swim, with a shark‑deterrent anklet also noted in some reports.
- The Santa Cruz County Coroner has not issued an official identification or determined a cause of death, and the investigation remains active.
- Authorities in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, Pacific Grove Police, and the U.S. Coast Guard are coordinating following Fox’s disappearance during a Kelp Krawlers group swim.
- Witnesses reported seeing a shark near Lovers Point on Dec. 21, including a report to the Coast Guard of a shark breaching with what appeared to be a human body, after which a 15‑hour, 84‑square‑nautical‑mile search was suspended.