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Sydney shark attack survivor awake, alert and ‘remembers the whole event in detail’, brother says

The Guardian · Jun 25, 2026, 7:36 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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Australian woman Leah Stewart no longer in critical condition but doesn’t yet have use of her hand Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast. A woman who was attacked by a shark at Sydney’s Coogee’s beach is no longer in a critical condition and “remembers the whole event in detail”, her brother has said.Leah Stewart’s brother, Joshua, provided the update on a fundraising site on Thursday, writing that it was “amazing to hear from her so much sooner than anyone expected” and she had been “overjoyed” to see her daughter for the first time since the incident almost two weeks ago. Continue reading...

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