A body found near Davenport in Santa Cruz County may be the woman who went missing while swimming a week ago.

Just after noon on Dec. 21, multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing Erica Fox, 55, disappear from the water off Lovers Point in Pacific Grove. Fox was swimming with other members of the Kelp Krawlers, a Monterey open water swimming group she helped start two decades ago.

The city of Monterey said on social media that Fox’s disappearance could be the result of a shark encounter, after eyewitnesses reported seeing a shark in the area at the time. One witness told law enforcement they saw a “shark breach the water with what appeared to be a human body in its mouth.”

“Based on witness statements we believe a shark was involved,” Pacific Grove Police Department spokesperson Brian Anderson told SFGATE.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday that a body was located south of Davenport, about 30 miles from Lovers Point as the crow flies. Cal Fire personnel used a rope system to transport the remains from the beach up to the bluffs above.

“Due to the close proximity to the recent shark attack victim in Monterey County, our agency is working closely with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and the Pacific Grove Police Department regarding the recovery,” the sheriff’s office said. “The investigation remains ongoing.”