The sighting comes days after Arlene Lillis, a visitor from Minnesota, sustained fatal injuries while swimming at Dorsch Beach. Territorial officials have since confirmed that her injuries were caused by a shark. However, authorities have not been able to positively identify the shark involved in the fatal incident, including its species.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff has confirmed that Erica Fox, the 55-year-old swimmer who went missing in the waters of Pacific Grove, CA, was killed by a shark.

A savage shark attack in the U.S. Virgin Islands claimed the life of a 56-year-old Minnesota resident who was vacationing there

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner identified Fox as the victim found floating near Davenport a week after she went missing on Dec. 27, 2025, about 25 miles north of Lovers Point in Pacific Grove. Although multiple witnesses reported seeing a shark near where Fox disappeared, the coroner did not officially confirm a shark bite until Thursday.

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 longest living vertebrate on Earth may have a thing or two to teach us about maintaining our eyesight into old age. New research has shown that the Greenland shark does not experience impaired or degenerated vision as it ages.

Money-hungry fisherman and salesman are ignoring international regulations so they can reap big profits in the illegal sale of shark fins, but new research reveals this could lead to sharks