Sydney woman wakes from induced coma more than a week after shark attack
Leah Stewart, 34, had one of her arms amputated after she was bitten while swimming at Coogee Beach.
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"This is a lot faster than anyone expected, and for us this feels like a miracle and is everything so many of us have hoped and prayed for over the past week."
— Joshua Stewart , Other
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Leah Stewart, 34, had one of her arms amputated after she was bitten while swimming at Coogee Beach.
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