Overview
- Erica Fox, 55, disappeared on December 21 during a group ocean swim that departed from Lovers Point near Monterey.
- Search crews recovered human remains on Davenport beach in Santa Cruz County several days after the disappearance.
- Her husband, Jean-François Vanreusel, and her father identified the remains to authorities.
- Local firefighters said she was killed by a shark, with a witness telling the San Francisco Chronicle they saw a shark emerge with what appeared to be a human body.
- Fatal shark attacks off California are rare despite frequent great white sightings, with 16 recorded deaths over roughly 75 years.