Shark attack survivor Leah Stewart describes how she willed herself back to life when she lay dying on Coogee Beach - and her first words to her mother when she woke from her coma
Leah Stewart, 35, spent 10 days in a coma after being viciously mauled in the first shark attack at Sydney's Coogee Beach in over a century on June 13.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated culture & society brief. The source report from Daily Mail says: Leah Stewart, 35, spent 10 days in a coma after being viciously mauled in the first shark attack at Sydney's Coogee Beach in over a century on June 13.
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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: Aug 30, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Culture & Society
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