Sydney Woman Recalls Punching Great White Shark During Attack

'Like fighting a dinosaur': Sydney woman recalls how she punched shark during attack

Leah Stewart, 34, was mauled by a great white shark in June during a morning swim at Coogee Beach.

‘It was like fighting a dinosaur’: Sydney shark attack survivor recalls left hook that helped save her life

Leah Stewart, who was bitten while swimming at Coogee beach, says she asked herself ‘which limb am I willing to lose’ as she fought back An Australian woman who lost an arm after a shark attack at a Sydney beach has described delivering a “left hook” punch to the four-metre great white as its open mouth came within centimetres of her face. Leah Stewart, 34, a teacher and mother of a one-year-old, was attacked by the shark while on a morning swim at Coogee beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on ...

By Achol Arok

Sydney shark attack survivor says punching great white saved her life: ‘It was like fighting a dinosaur’

Leah Stewart, who lost her arm in attack at Coogee Beach in June, said thoughts of her daughter drove her to fight the animal

By Maroosha Muzaffar