Shark attack survivor says she willed herself back to life

Leah Stewart, 35, survived a severe shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee Beach after fighting off a great white shark, thinking of her daughter. She spent ten days in a coma and underwent multiple surgeries, including an arm amputation, but woke up with the words ‘I love you’ for her mother. Stewart is now focusing on recovery and adapting to life with her disability.

• Leah Stewart, 35, was attacked by a great white shark at Coogee Beach, Sydney.
• She fought the shark with her bare hands, motivated by the thought of her daughter.
• Stewart spent ten days in a coma after the attack, during which she had 11 surgeries and her left arm was amputated.
• Upon waking from the coma, her first words were ‘I love you’ to her mother.
• She is now undergoing rehabilitation and learning to cope with her new disability.
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