‘Like a horror movie’: Coogee’s regulars think twice about swimming after shock shark attack
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- Coogee beach two days after Leah Stewart, 35, was pulled from the water with life-threatening injuries after being attacked by a great white shark.
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- Ima CaldwellMon 15 Jun 2026 16.00 BSTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleUnder a clear blue sky on a Monday morning, Coogee beach in Sydney’s east is quiet.
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Coogee beach two days after Leah Stewart, 35, was pulled from the water with life-threatening injuries after being attacked by a great white shark. Photograph: Anna Kucera/AAPView image in fullscreen Coogee beach two days after Leah Stewart, 35, was pulled from the water with life-threatening injuries after being attacked by a great white shark. Photograph: Anna Kucera/AAPSharks‘Like a horror movie’: Coogee’s regulars think twice about swimming after shock shark attack‘Saddened, stunned, surprised and haunted’ is how one surfer describes the mood at the popular Sydney beach two days after Leah Stewart was bitten by a great white
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Ima CaldwellMon 15 Jun 2026 16.00 BSTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleUnder a clear blue sky on a Monday morning, Coogee beach in Sydney’s east is quiet.