Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The body of a missing woman believed to have been attacked by a shark was recovered on a California beach about 25 miles from where she went missing Dec. 21.

Erica Fox, 55, a triathlete from Monterey County, Calif., went missing during a group swim off Lovers Point in Pacific Grove. Witnesses reported seeing a splash before she disappeared, and people in the area had reported seeing a shark. Rescue teams spent 15 hours searching and covering 84 square nautical miles. They suspended the search on Dec. 22.

Fox's body was recovered Saturday about 25 miles from where she went missing.

James Fox, her father, told KSBW-TV that her body was found on a "remote pocket beach" and was identified by her clothing.

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