Sydney outlets report that the victim of a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney on Saturday has been identified as Leah Stewart, 35, a schoolteacher and mother. Multiple sources say she was swimming at the beach when she was attacked, with the ABC reporting the attack occurs just before 11am. Authorities describe her as being between the flags and taking appropriate precautions at the time of the incident. Several outlets also state she is critically injured. Later reporting from The West Australian and The Guardian says her family provides an update on her condition, including that she has undergone an arm amputation and remains in critical condition, with additional surgeries expected in the coming days. Other coverage focuses on her role as a teacher and the fact she is a young mother, describing the injury as life-threatening. A separate account adds detail that she was about 30 metres from shore during the attack and that it involved a suspected great white shark. Across the reports, there is agreement on the victim’s identity, the location, the timing around late morning Saturday, and the severity of her injuries.
Leah Stewart, 35, identified after Coogee Beach shark attack; arm amputated
Sydney outlets report that the victim of a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney on Saturday has been identified as Leah Stewart, 35, a schoolteacher and mother. Multiple sources say she was swimming...
- The victim is identified as Leah Stewart, 35, a schoolteacher and mother.
- The shark attack happens at Coogee Beach in Sydney on Saturday, just before 11am.
- Authorities say she was swimming between the flags and behaving appropriately at the time of the attack.
- She is reported to be in critical, life-threatening condition after being badly injured.
- Her family says she has had her arm amputated and faces further surgeries in coming days.
On June 13, whilst swimming close to the shore on Coogee Beach, Leah Stewart was attacked by a shark and while she remains in critical condition her family have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to help aid her recovery
3 hours agoLeah Stewart, 35, was swimming between the flags and close to the shore at Coogee beach, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, on Saturday morning when she was attacked by a great white shark .
4 hours agoThe family of a young mum critically injured after being mauled by a shark off Sydney’s Coogee Beach has provided an update on her condition.
8 hours agoSydney shark attack victim named as 35-year-old mother Leah Stewart The Independent‘Life-changing’ injuries: family reels from ‘tragic situation’ as Coogee shark attack victim loses arm The GuardianWoman seriously injured in shark attack at Sydney beach BBCWoman in Sydney seriously injured in fourth Australia shark attack in recent weeks Sky NewsSydney reopens beach under heavy patrols after shark attack Reuters
18 hours agoLeah Stewart, 35, was 30m from the shore at Coogee beach, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, when she was attacked by a great white shark on Saturday morning.
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