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Swimmers return to shark attack beach to support Sydney mum
Key takeaways
- A community reeling from a shark attack is returning to the water to show support for a local mother.
- One week ago, Sydney mother Leah Stewart was swimming between the flags at Coogee Beach when she was mauled by a suspected white shark.
- An off-duty volunteer lifeguard helped save her by paddling her backwards to shore, where surf life savers and the public applied tourniquets and performed CPR.
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A community reeling from a shark attack is returning to the water to show support for a local mother. (ABC News: Digby Werthmuller)
Link copied Share Share article. A community reeling from a shark attack at a Sydney beach which left a woman in critical condition has returned to the water for a swim-out to support the victim's family.
One week ago, Sydney mother Leah Stewart was swimming between the flags at Coogee Beach when she was mauled by a suspected white shark.
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