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Woman attacked by shark at Coogee beach wakes briefly from coma to say three words
‘I love you,’ Leah Stewart told her mother and partner after being extubated on Tuesday
TL;DR
- Leah Stewart, a shark attack victim, woke from a 10-day coma and said "I love you" to her mother and partner.
- Stewart sustained injuries from a great white shark bite on June 13th and has undergone an arm amputation with more surgeries planned.
- A fundraising page for Stewart has gathered over $488,000.
- Increased shark sightings, including a great white near Bondi beach, have led to beach closures and heightened tensions.
- NSW Premier Chris Minns announced the state will deploy "world-leading" shark drones across more beaches for surveillance.
- Great white sharks cannot be targeted for culling as they are a protected species in NSW.
- Shark nets are due to be reinstalled in early September after being temporarily removed for whale migration.