Overview
- Erica Fox, 55, an experienced open-water swimmer from Pebble Beach, failed to return from a Sunday training swim near Lovers Point in Pacific Grove.
- Members of the public reported a shark at the time, including a witness who told the Coast Guard he saw a shark breach with something in its mouth resembling a human body.
- Police say the accounts make shark involvement likely and ordered swimmers from the water as beaches around Lovers Point were closed as a precaution.
- A coordinated effort by the Coast Guard, police and fire searched for more than 15 hours across about 84 square nautical miles before being suspended Monday evening.
- Investigators report no concrete physical evidence of an attack and continue to review leads as the community and Fox’s family express shock.