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Sydney woman wakes from induced coma more than a week after shark attack
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Sydney woman wakes from induced coma more than a week after shark attack

BBC News · Jun 24, 2026, 1:42 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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  • Supplied Image caption, Leah Stewart was bitten by a shark at Sydney's Coogee Beach about ten days ago
  • A woman who was bitten by a shark more than a week ago while swimming at a popular Sydney beach has woken briefly from an induced coma, her family has said.
  • Leah Stewart was attacked by a shark on Saturday 13 June at Coogee Beach, suffering multiple bites on her arms and legs and extreme blood loss.

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Supplied Image caption, Leah Stewart was bitten by a shark at Sydney's Coogee Beach about ten days ago

A woman who was bitten by a shark more than a week ago while swimming at a popular Sydney beach has woken briefly from an induced coma, her family has said.

Leah Stewart was attacked by a shark on Saturday 13 June at Coogee Beach, suffering multiple bites on her arms and legs and extreme blood loss.

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