Australian shark attack victim grateful for 'second chance at life'
Leah Stewart was mauled by a shark in June, suffering multiple bites to her arms and legs.
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"I want you to know that I feel like I've been given a second chance at life, and I'm not going to waste it."
— Leah Stewart , Other
"I'll never forget its face - it was a monster."
— Leah Stewart , Other
"I just thought of (my daughter) August, and I thought, 'she's not going to have a mum.'"
— Leah Stewart , Other
"I couldn't handle that, I didn't want her to not have a mum. I just thought, I've got to fight it, do everything I can to be here."
— Leah Stewart , Other
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Leah Stewart was mauled by a shark in June, suffering multiple bites to her arms and legs.
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