Sydney shark attack survivor describes moment she came to face-to-face with ‘monster’

<p>In her first media interview since the June incident, Leah Stewart, 34, says her thoughts while being bitten were of her one-year-old daughter</p><p>An Australian woman who lost an arm after a shark attack at a beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has recalled the moment she came face-to-face with the “monster”.</p><p>Leah Stewart, a 34-year-old teacher and mother of a one-year-old daughter, was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/13/woman-in-critical-condition-after-shark-attack-at-coogee-beach">attacked by a large shark</a> while on a morning swim at Coogee beach on 13 June.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/25/coogee-beach-shark-victim-leah-stewart-describes-attack">Continue reading...</a>