A woman injured in a shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee Beach wakes briefly from an induced coma and speaks for the first time since her condition began. Multiple outlets report she is extubated and then utters a short message to family members. The Guardian and ABC Australia say she tells her mother and partner “I love you” after waking. BBC and The Canberra Times report she wakes after more than a week in intensive care, with timing described as around 10 days after sustaining her injuries. The Independent and other regional papers similarly describe the episode as her first words following the coma, with some accounts quoting a close family member reacting to the moment. The reports also consistently state that her injuries are serious and that she remains in a critical recovery phase even after speaking briefly. Several sources note her attack date as 13 June, and that she has been receiving intensive care for nearly two weeks. Overall coverage focuses on the initial signs of response after a prolonged medical coma while her recovery continues.
Sydney shark attack survivor wakes briefly from induced coma, says first words
A woman injured in a shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee Beach wakes briefly from an induced coma and speaks for the first time since her condition began. Multiple outlets report she is extubated and then...
- A woman is seriously injured in a shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee Beach.
- She has been in an induced coma and is later extubated and wakes briefly.
- She speaks her first words after waking, including the phrase “I love you,” to family.
- Reports place her waking at about 10 days after the attack and nearly two weeks in intensive care.
- Her recovery is ongoing and she remains under critical medical care after the brief wake-up.
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2 months agoThe survivor of a horrific shark attack in Coogee has woken from a coma after spending nearly two weeks in intensive care.
2 months agoThe survivor of a horrific shark attack in Coogee has woken from a coma after spending nearly two weeks in intensive care.
2 months agoThe survivor of a horrific shark attack in Coogee has woken from a coma after spending nearly two weeks in intensive care.
2 months ago‘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.
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