shark attack in River Tigris in 1943

Incident Details:

year: 1943
location: River Tigris
area: Unspecified
country: Iraq
fatality: non-fatal
species: unknown
victim: Syed Khaleeulla
gender: M
age: 22
injury: Right arm severed left foot bitten
time:
species detail:
source: Times of India 8-19-2001
species: unknown shark
date: 1943
activity: Swimming

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 1943 on the date reported as 1943 - Syed Khaleeulla , a male aged 22 was Swimming near River Tigris. An unknown shark was reported to have attacked Syed Khaleeulla . The attack was non-fatal (Right arm severed left foot bitten)