Australian shark attack victim grateful for 'second chance at life'
She's gonna grow up without a mum'."Fighting back tears, she goes on: "I couldn't handle that, I didn't want her to not have a mum. I just thought, I've got to fight it, do everything I can to be here."There have been a spate of shark attacks in Australia this year, with four attacks over a two-day period in January, including one on a 12-year-old boy who later died from his injuries. In May, a man was killed by a shark in Queensland while spearfishing and in Western Australia, a father-of-two died after he was attacked by a 4m (13ft) shark.
- ▪She's gonna grow up without a mum'."Fighting back tears, she goes on: "I couldn't handle that, I didn't want her to not have a mum.
- ▪I just thought, I've got to fight it, do everything I can to be here."There have been a spate of shark attacks in Australia this year, with four attacks over a two-day period in January, including one on a 12-year-old boy who later died fro
- ▪In May, a man was killed by a shark in Queensland while spearfishing and in Western Australia, a father-of-two died after he was attacked by a 4m (13ft) shark.
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Australian shark attack victim grateful for 'second chance at life'Image source, SuppliedImage caption, Leah Stewart was bitten by a shark at Sydney's Coogee Beach during a morning swimByLana LamSydneyPublished24 August 2026, 01:34 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoAn Australian woman bitten by a shark at a popular Sydney beach earlier this year says she has been given a "second chance at life" and will be making the most of it.Leah Stewart, 34, was mauled by a shark during a morning swim at Coogee Beach in June, suffering multiple bites to her arms and legs, amid a spate of attacks in Australia.The mother-of-one was placed in an induced coma and had several surgeries, including having one of her arms amputated.In an online post on Monday, she thanked her supporters who have raised more than…
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