Just after noon on Sunday, Monterey Fire and Pacific Grove Police were notified of a missing swimmer. Two witnesses said that the swimmer, Erica Fox, 55, “may have encountered a shark,” police said. The United States Coast Guard, Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, California State Parks and other agencies searched for Fox
The last shark encounter in Pacific Grove that caused injuries was June 22, 2022,when Monterey resident and then-Kelp Krawler member Steve Bruemmer was bitten while swimming.