Leah Stewart, a 34-year-old British-Australian teacher and mother, has spoken publicly for the first time about the shark attack that cost her an arm at Coogee Beach (a popular swimming spot in Sydney's eastern suburbs) on 13 June. Stewart said the shark gripped her leg before she thought of her one-year-old daughter August, fearing the child would grow up without a mother, and described the animal's face as "horrific" and "a monster." Having spent more than two weeks in a critical condition, Stewart says her recovery has been "remarkable" and that she feels she has been "given a second chance at life," with a GoFundMe campaign raising over $558,000 AUD to support her ongoing medical treatment.