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Shark attack survivor wakes from 10-day coma and shares first words with family at her hospital bedside

Leah Stewart, 35, awoke from a medically induced coma after being attacked by a great white shark at Coogee Beach in Sydney. Her first words to her family were "I love you." Her brother reports that she is alert and remembers the event in detail.

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Stewart has woken from her coma and spoken to her family.

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  1. Leah Stewart wakes from coma after Coogee Beach shark attack

    Leah Stewart, 35, awoke from a medically induced coma after being attacked by a great white shark at Coogee Beach in Sydney. Her first words to her family were "I love you." Her brother reports that she is alert and remembers the event in detail.

    What's confirmed:

    • Leah Stewart awoke from a medically induced coma after a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney.
    • Stewart's first words to her family were "I love you".
    • The attack occurred at Coogee Beach in Sydney.
    • Leah Stewart is 35 years old.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Stewart was attacked by a 12-foot great white shark on June 13.
    • Stewart was in a coma for 10 days.
    • Stewart was in a coma for 11 days.
    • Stewart remembers the whole event in detail.
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