California firefighters have found the body of a California triathlete on a beach north-west of Santa Cruz, almost a week after she went missing amid speculation that she was killed by a shark. Fox, 55, was part of a group of more than a dozen swimmers who left from Lovers Point near Monterey, California, on 21 December, but she never returned to shore. California firefighters announced on Saturday that they had recovered a body on Davenport beach, just south of Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz county sheriff’s office issued a statement the same day, citing an ongoing investigation into the death. Editor and fellow swimmer Sara Rubin, writing in Monterey County Weekly, described Fox as a friend and passionate athlete who found peace in the Pacific Ocean.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2025 23:23 UTC