A woman injured in a shark attack at Sydney’s eastern beaches is reported to have briefly regained consciousness after being kept in an induced coma. Multiple outlets say the patient—described as a young mother—uttered her first words to her family after waking. Reports place the attack at Coogee Beach and date it to mid-June, with one account citing June 13 and others describing the incident as occurring roughly 10 to nearly two weeks earlier. ABC Australia states she speaks briefly after waking, following the coma, while The West Australian and PerthNow describe her as waking after about 10 days and continuing to face an ongoing fight for life. Otago Daily Times similarly reports that she wakes from the coma and speaks her first words, describing her condition as critical when taken to hospital after the attack. Across coverage, there is no shared detail beyond that she has regained consciousness for a short period and communicated her first words to family, and that medical care continues as she recovers from severe injuries.
Sydney shark attack survivor wakes from coma and speaks first words to family
A woman injured in a shark attack at Sydney’s eastern beaches is reported to have briefly regained consciousness after being kept in an induced coma. Multiple outlets say the patient—described as a yo...
- A woman is injured in a shark attack at Sydney’s eastern beaches, reported at Coogee Beach.
- She is in an induced coma following the attack.
- She briefly wakes and speaks her first words to her family.
- The wake occurs after about 10 days to nearly two weeks since the attack, depending on the outlet.
- Her recovery is described as ongoing, with her condition still serious.
‘She has undergone five days of surgery and remains in intensive care,' her family said after a shark attack mother woke from a coma and spoke her first words.
16 hours agoLeah Stewart was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a shark attack in Sydney on June 13. PR photo A young Sydney mother mauled by a shark has briefly regained consciousness after more than a week in a coma and spoken her emotional first words.
17 hours agoA woman attacked by a shark at Sydney's famed eastern beaches has uttered her first words after waking from a coma, about 10 days after sustaining injuries.
18 hours agoA woman attacked by a shark at Sydney's famed eastern beaches has uttered her first words after waking from a coma, about 10 days after sustaining injuries.
18 hours agoA Sydney mother mauled by a shark at Coogee Beach almost a fortnight ago has spoken her first words after briefly waking from an induced coma.
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