SYDNEY, June 25 (World Daily Times) — Leah Stewart, who was attacked by a shark at Coogee Beach in Sydney on June 13, has come out of an induced coma and briefly spoken to her family from her hospital bed, according to updates shared by her brother, Joshua Stewart.
Joshua Stewart said doctors were able to extubate Leah and reduce her sedation, allowing her to wake for a short time in the intensive care unit. During that period, she told her mother and her partner, Fernando: “I love you.”
ABC News reported that Leah Stewart had been in critical condition for 12 days and had undergone multiple surgeries, including surgery to remove her arm and treat other serious injuries. Joshua Stewart said she is now awake, no longer in critical condition and able to communicate with family and medical staff.
ABC News also reported that Leah Stewart was reunited with her young daughter, August, for the first time since the attack. Joshua Stewart said it was the first night Leah and August had ever spent apart.
