As a young teacher fights for her life after a shark attack, her brother is praising heroic beachgoers and medical professionals for rescuing her.
Leah Stewart has had her arm amputated after being bitten by a suspected great white shark while swimming in between the flags and close to shore at Coogee beach on Saturday.
On Tuesday afternoon, she remained in hospital in ICU in a critical condition, having been through a number of surgeries including the arm amputation, with multiple more procedures needed as she continues her battle.
Ms Stewart's brother Josh returned to Sydney from his overseas home of Indonesia as soon as he was made aware of the incident.
The wider family is not only rallying around Ms Stewart, 34, but her young baby daughter aged just one.
