The 34-year-old mother, Leah Stewart, was swimming not far from the shore when the shark struck. The Coogee regular had placed her baby in the arms of a friend while she went into the water for a quick swim.
Her family have set up a GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-leah-stewart-victim-of-shark-attack-in-coogee
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