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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Rana Sarkar

‘I’ve got to fight it’: Sydney shark attack survivor Leah Stewart recalls facing a great white shark and the thought that kept her alive

Two months after a great white shark attack left her fighting for her life, Sydney mother Leah Stewart, has spoken publicly for the first time about the moment she came face-to-face with the animal, and the thought that gave her a reason to survive.

Stewart, 34, was swimming between the flags at Coogee Beach in Sydney’s east on June 13 when she was attacked by a great white shark. She suffered life-threatening injuries to her arms and legs and was later placed in a medically induced coma for nearly two weeks.

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