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A Sydney primary school teacher, Leah Stewart, fought off a four-metre great white shark at Coogee Beach with a left hook after the shark dragged her underwater; she lost part of her left arm, spent time in an induced coma, and later recovered, as scientists warn warming oceans may be shifting shark patterns in Australia.
Australian primary school teacher Leah Stewart was mauled by a four-metre great white at Coogee Beach on June 13. She punched the shark with her left hook, was dragged underwater, and lost part of her left arm. She survived after being placed in an induced coma and later waking in hospital. Scientists say warming oceans may be shifting shark patterns, potentially contributing to more attacks in Australia, where several incidents have occurred in recent months.
Leah Stewart, a Sydney mother, was mauled by a 4-meter great white at Coogee Beach. She fought back by punching the shark as it dragged her underwater, sustaining severe injuries that led to multiple surgeries and an arm amputation, but she survived to tell the story for her daughter.
Australian Leah Stewart, mauled by a shark at Coogee Beach in June and left with an amputated arm, expresses gratitude as a fundraising drive tops AU$550,000 and she makes progress in recovery, calling it a 'second chance at life'.