Brave mum recalls punching 'monster' shark in face during horror attack

The mum-of-one said she doesn't want to be remembered as that girl who got mauled at the beach, but instead as the woman who punched a shark in the face.

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

Leah Stewart, 34, was left fighting for her life after she was mauled by a four-metre long great white shark while swimming between the flags at Sydney's Coogee Beach

The mum and primary school teacher recounted her thought process as she was attacked by a four-metre great white shark, punching the 'monster' as she refused to become its breakfast

Leah Stewart, who was bitten while swimming at Coogee beach, says she asked herself which limb she was ‘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

Leah Stewart underwent 11 operations, including having her mauled left arm amputated.

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

Leah Stewart has given her first interview about the moment she was mauled by a great white shark at Coogee Beach in June.

Leah Stewart says it was the love for her little girl and the thought of her growing up without a mother, that helped her conquer a great white.

Leah Stewart says it was the love for her little girl and the thought of her growing up without a mother, that helped her conquer a great white.

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Great white shark slams into kayak, sends fisherman into the ocean in terrifying encounter  MARCA