SYDNEY, June 25 (World Daily Times) — Leah Stewart, who was attacked by a shark at Coogee Beach in Sydney on June 13, woke from a 10-day induced coma and told her mother and partner, Fernando, “I love you,” according to family updates shared by her brother, Joshua Stewart.
Joshua Stewart said doctors were able to extubate Leah and reduce her sedation, allowing a brief period of wakefulness in the intensive care unit. ABC News reported that she had been in critical condition for 12 days and had undergone multiple surgeries, including surgery to remove her arm.
In an update Thursday, Joshua Stewart said Leah was awake, no longer in critical condition and able to communicate with family and medical staff.
He also said Leah was reunited with her young daughter, August, for the first time since the attack.
