SYDNEY, June 25 (World Daily Times) — A Sydney shark attack survivor woke from an induced coma and told her mother and partner, “I love you,” after doctors reduced her sedation in the intensive care unit, according to an update from her family.
Leah Stewart was attacked at Coogee Beach on June 13 and has since undergone multiple surgeries, her brother Joshua Stewart said in a family update.
Joshua Stewart said doctors were able to extubate Leah and briefly bring her out of the coma, allowing her to speak to family at her bedside.
He said Leah had been in critical condition and had undergone surgery to remove her arm and treat other serious injuries. Later, he said she was awake, no longer in critical condition and able to communicate with family and medical staff.
Joshua Stewart also said Leah was reunited with her young daughter, August, for the first time since the attack. He said it was the first night Leah and August had ever spent apart.
