Sydney shark attack survivor awake, alert and ‘remembers the whole event in detail’, brother says

Published June 25, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Australian woman Leah Stewart no longer in critical condition but doesn’t yet have use of her hand

A woman who was attacked by a shark at Sydney’s Coogee’s beach is no longer in a critical condition and “remembers the whole event in detail”, her brother has said.

Details

Leah Stewart’s brother, Joshua, provided the update on a fundraising site on Thursday, writing that it was “amazing to hear from her so much sooner than anyone expected” and that she had been “overjoyed” to see her daughter for the first time since the incident almost two weeks ago.

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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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