Overall, from 1950 to Dec. 23, 2025, it was one among 231 shark attacks in state waters, according data from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

People at the beach went to the woman’s rescue and helped her ashore, the authorities said, but she died at a hospital.

Arlene Lillis, a 56-year-old from Detroit Lakes, lost an arm and "later succumbed to her injures," police said.