{"id":106300,"date":"2025-12-23T12:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/106300\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:13:41","slug":"swimmer-vanishes-after-possible-shark-encounter-off-california-coast-during-group-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/106300\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimmer vanishes after possible shark encounter off California coast during group outing"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman who went missing while swimming on Sunday may have encountered a shark off the California coast<\/a>, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The unidentified 55-year-old swimmer was reported missing off Lovers Point in Pacific Grove at around noon, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a joint statement Sunday with the cities of Pacific Grove and Monterey.<\/p>\n

Two witnesses told authorities that the woman may have come into contact with a shark. The Pacific Grove Police Department told CBS News<\/a> that the incident was being treated as a possible shark attack.<\/p>\n

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“We had a swim club that does a weekly swim out here off Lovers Point,” Brian Anderson, a commander with the Pacific Grove Police Department, told CBS San Francisco. “They immediately called all the swimmers in and there was one swimmer who hasn’t reported back yet.”<\/p>\n

Coast Guard Petty Officer Christopher Sappey recalled one person’s shark sighting<\/a> to SF Gate.<\/p>\n

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A search was being conducted Monday for a missing swimmer along Pacific Grove Beach. Two witnesses reported seeing a shark in the area.<\/p>\n

“The person who reported the shark sighting claimed they saw a shark breach the water with what appeared to be a human body in its mouth,” he said. “They then witnessed the shark submerge below the waterline without resurfacing.”<\/p>\n

The Coast Guard told Fox News Digital that it couldn’t confirm that the case is “correlated with the report of a witnessed shark attack due to insufficient evidence.”<\/p>\n

A search effort was launched but by 8 p.m. Sunday, the woman was still missing, the Coast Guard said. Efforts were expected to resume Monday morning.<\/p>\n

Lovers Point Beach, as well as McAbee and San Carlos beaches<\/a>, will remain closed through Tuesday.<\/p>\n

A beach advisory will remain in place for Asilomar State Beach, Monterey Municipal Beach, Del Monte Beach and Monterey State Beach through Tuesday, SF Gate reported.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Pacific Grove Police Department,<\/p>\n

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