Shark attack survivor wakes from 10-day coma and shares first words with family at her hospital bedside

After spending 10 days successful an induced coma pursuing a shark attack connected a Sydney, Australia beach, a female uttered her first 3 words this week.

Leah Stewart awoke and told her family, "I emotion you" connected Tuesday while recuperating astatine a hospital, according to her brother, who wrote nan update connected a fundraising page.

"After a week of life-support and repeat[ed] surgeries, doctors were capable to extubate Leah and trim her level of sedation to bring her retired of nan induced coma for a short play of time," Stewart said. "This allowed Leah to stock her first words ‘I emotion you’ pinch her Mum and partner Fernando who person been by her broadside successful ICU since nan incident."

He added that his sister’s "first thoughts were pinch her daughter August," asking if she was OK.

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Leah Stewart was asking astir her girl aft she concisely awoke from her induced coma Tuesday. (GoFundMe)

The mid-30s mother and coach has already been done 5 surgeries, including having an limb amputated.

She had been airlifted to a hospital successful captious information connected nan greeting of June 13 astatine Coogee Beach, a celebrated play destination, aft a shark spot her legs and arms.

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Stewart told her family that she loved them. (GoFundMe)

Stewart was swimming adjacent statement while a friend watched her girl connected nan formation erstwhile nan onslaught happened, nan Sydney Morning Herald reported.

"This is simply a batch faster than anyone expected, and for america this feels for illustration a occurrence and is everything truthful galore of america person hoped and prayed for complete nan past week," Stewart wrote connected a fundraising page.

Police and emergency unit astatine nan segment aft a shark onslaught astatine Coogee Beach successful Sydney, Australia, June 13. (Reuters/Hollie Adams)

He added, "Leah has a agelong roadworthy up and still remains successful captious care, but this is specified a affirmative first measurement and gives america dream for Leah’s semipermanent recovery."

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Stewart’s onslaught came aft three men person been killed by sharks successful Australia since May. A 12-year-old boy was besides killed by a shark successful Sydney Harbor successful January.