Leah Stewart, a 35-year-old Sydney mother and school administrator, broke down in tears during her first television interview about the great white shark attack that nearly took her life at Coogee Beach, a harrowing account of fighting off an 11-foot predator with her daughter's face in her mind. Stewart was swimming at the popular Sydney […] The post Australian mother recalls shark attack that cost her an arm and left her in a coma for weeks appeared first on American Almanac .
Leah Stewart, a 35-year-old Sydney mother and school administrator, broke down in tears during her first television interview about the great white shark attack that nearly took her life at Coogee Beach, a harrowing account of fighting off an 11-foot predator with her daughter's face in her mind. Stewart was swimming at the popular Sydney beach on June 13 when a suspected great white shark seized her leg. She suffered severe bites to both arms and legs, lacerations, fractures, and extreme blood loss before beachgoers and off-duty medics pulled her from the water and applied tourniquets that likely saved her life. The beach was described as "drenched in blood" after the attack. Doctors placed Stewart in a medically induced coma that…Open
Are you noticing more shark sightings in the news lately? With a massive surge in shark activity at U.S. beaches from Maine to California, we’re doing a deep dive into what’s actually happening in the water. In this episode of “Hot Take with Jesse Weber," we break down why great whites, tiger sharks and bull sharks are shifting their habitats — from warming ocean temperatures and Super El Niño patterns to the unexpected role modern drone technology plays in spotting them. Plus, we look at the real odds of a shark attack and what experts say you should actually do if you encounter one.
Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.
