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A mother’s harrowing survival story: Leah Stewart, 34, fought off a four-meter great white shark at Coogee Beach after being dragged underwater, losing her left arm in the brutal attack. With lifeguards nowhere to be seen, she punched the shark repeatedly—fighting for her daughter’s future. Deemed “not compatible with life” upon arrival, she clung to life through weeks of ICU care, enduring physical agony and emotional devastation, especially unable to hold her child. Saved by a paddleboarder and a trauma specialist who performed emergency interventions when her veins collapsed, Stewart now speaks out, honoring those who pulled her back from the brink—and reminding us that even in Australia’s shark-prone waters, courage can turn tragedy into triumph.

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