{
  "id": 4580126,
  "title": "‘It was like fighting a dinosaur’: Sydney shark attack survivor recalls left hook that helped save her life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/it-was-like-fighting-a-dinosaur-sydney-shark-attack-survivor-recalls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T05:01:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/31/it-was-like-fighting-a-dinosaur-sydney-shark-attack-survivor-recalls-left-hook-that-helped-save-her-life"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Leah Stewart, who was bitten while swimming at Coogee beach, says she asked herself ‘which limb am I 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 centimetres of her face. Leah Stewart, 34, a teacher and mother of a one-year-old,…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "'Like fighting a dinosaur': Sydney woman recalls how she punched shark during attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/like-fighting-a-dinosaur-sydney-woman-recalls-how-she-punched-shark",
        "published": "2026-08-31T00:44:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}