A 56-year-old Minnesota woman died from a shark attack Thursday afternoon at Dorsch Beach in the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to officials. Emergency services received multiple calls around 4:28 p.m. reporting that a woman had been bitten while in the water, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

Officials in Santa Cruz on Thursday confirmed that triathlete and open-water swimmer Erica Fox was killed in a shark attack in Monterey Bay last month. Fox, 55, of Monterey County, disappeared on Dec.

Since 1956 there have been 18 notable shark attacks in County including 3 fatal attacks. Far fewer than articles about catching sharks.

On December 21st, 2025, swimmer Erica Fox went missing while in the water off Pacific Grove in Monterey County, California. Following an extensive search, her body was found six days later in Santa Cruz County, expected to be the victim of a shark attack.