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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

Sydney mother gravely injured in shark attack utters first words after waking from coma

A 34-year-old woman who was injured in a shark attack at a popular Sydney beach earlier this month briefly woke from an induced coma, her family say.

Leah Stewart was attacked at Coogee Beach on 13 June and sustained life-threatening injuries, including severe bites, multiple fractures, and major blood loss.

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