Shark attack survivor says she willed herself back to life

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.

Shark attack survivor says she willed herself back to life

TL;DR

  • Leah Stewart, 35, was attacked by a great white shark at Coogee Beach, Sydney.
  • She fought the shark with her bare hands, motivated by the thought of her daughter.
  • Stewart spent ten days in a coma after the attack, during which she had 11 surgeries and her left arm was amputated.
  • Upon waking from the coma, her first words were 'I love you' to her mother.
  • She is now undergoing rehabilitation and learning to cope with her new disability.