A Brisbane woman whose throat was slashed in the weekend's London terrorist attack thought she was going to die in the rampage.
Candice Hedge, 34, was working as a waitress in the Burough Markets area when three terrorists struck on Saturday night.
Ms Hedge, who has been living in the UK for around a year after moving there to be with her British boyfriend, is recovering after emergency surgery at St Thomas' Hospital.
Her grandfather, Brian Hedge, who lives in Queensland's Darling Downs region, spoke to her on the phone on Monday.
"She told me she's going well. She said 'grandad you know I'm a Hedge and I'm a fighter, I'll get over this," Mr Hedge told AAP.
"She can't think how she got so lucky because she thought she was going to die."
Ms Hedge used social media after the attack to reassure friends and family she had survived the attack which killed seven people.
"Hey everyone, just so you know im doing ok. Bit of pain but I will survive. Thanks for your thoughts and well wishes. Love to all," she said in a Facebook post.
Mr Hedge said his son Ross was considering travelling to London to be with his daughter, who is expected to stay in hospital for the next few days.
A witness said one of the terrorists cut Ms Hedge's throat while she was trying to hide under a table.
"The girl was bleeding massively, but she was conscious ... there was a lot of blood, and it was clear on the neck, which was scary," he told the Nine Network.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Ms Hedge was one of four Australians, including Darwin electrician Andrew Morrison who was also stabbed, known to have been caught up in the deadly rampage that started on London Bridge.
"There are two other Australians, so that brings it to a total of four, about whom we have very real concerns, but at this stage we're not able to say anything more," he told reporters in Sydney on Monday.
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