Iraq | Basrah | Shatt-el Arab River near a small boat stand

Incident Details:

year: 1942
location: Shatt-el Arab River near a small boat stand
area: Basrah
country: Iraq
fatality: fatal
species: Bull
victim: male
gender: M
age: 13
injury: fatal left leg bitten with severe blood loss
time: Afternoon
species detail: Bull shark
source: B.W. Coad & L.A.J. Al-Hassan
species: Bull shark
date: 1941-1942
activity: Swimming

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 1942 on the date reported as 1941-1942 - male, a male aged 13 was Swimming near Shatt-el Arab River near a small boat stand. A Bull shark was reported to have attacked male. The attack was fatal