Officials say triathlete Erica Fox, 55, died in a Monterey Bay shark attack; vanished Dec. 21 near Lovers Point, found Dec. 27 south of Davenport.

The article Shark Breaches With Human Body In Mouth, Woman Vanishes Off Northern CA Beach: Report appeared first on Watsonville Patch. PACIFICA GROVE, CA — A person claimed they say a shark breach the surface, holding a human body in its mouth, off the coast of Pacific Grove on Sunday, US Coast Guard officials said in a report by SFGate.

It's peak bulking-up season for white sharks in Monterey Bay, and over the past week, two animals previously tagged by scientists passed through the waters near Lovers Point—the same area where swimmer Erica Fox vanished after witnesses reported seeing a shark nearby,

Erica Fox has been remembered by her husband as a woman who 'lived her life fully' after her body was discovered following several shark sightings near Monterey, California

Fox suddenly vanished while swimming near Lovers Point in Pacific Grove, where witnesses said Fox was attacked by a shark.

Overall, from 1950 to Dec. 23, 2025, it was one among 231 shark attacks in state waters, according data from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (WABC) -- Police confirmed that at least two sharks were swimming near the shore of a Long Island beach Thursday, after a lifeguard sounded an alarm of a possible shark in the water. The initial sighting came just before noon from a ...

Erica Fox's husband says she was still in her wetsuit and wearing a "shark band" designed to deter attacks when her body was recovered from the ocean.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (CN) — As Carlos Gauna trailed a sizeable white shark with his drone, he was startled to see the apex predator methodically head directly toward four young swimmers near the Southern California shore. Hoping to alert the swimmers ...