Autopsy Details Injuries Suffered by Woman Killed in Shark Attack

Autopsy details injuries suffered by woman killed in shark attack

Erica Fox, 55, was a triathlete who died following a shark attack in Monterey Bay, California, in December 2025. A newly released autopsy has detailed the extent of the injuries she sustained from a single, devastating bite.

Autopsy details injuries to triathlete killed by single shark bite

Erica Fox, 55, was killed by a shark while swimming in Monterey Bay, California, in December 2025

Grim autopsy of female triathlete killed in shark attack by single bite

A newly released autopsy revealed that California triathlete Erica Fox tragically died from a single, powerful shark bite while swimming off Lovers Point

Autopsy gives insight into how California woman died in shark attack

The autopsy revealed that Erica Fox died from “sharp and blunt force injuries and submersion in water due to a shark attack.”

Horrifying cause of death revealed for California triathlete dragged out to sea in shark attack

Fox’s body, found near Davenport Beach, showed “sharp and blunt force injuries” and a “semi-circle of tooth wounds” from abdomen to knees.