Iraq | Basrah | Shatt-al Arab River

Incident Details:

year: 1945
location: Shatt-al Arab River
area: Basrah
country: Iraq
fatality: non-fatal
species: Bull
victim: male
gender: M
age: 15
injury: Left foot bitten
time: 12h00
species detail: Bull shark
source: B.W. Coad & L.A.J. Al-Hassan
species: Bull shark
date: 1945
activity: Swimming

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 1945 on the date reported as 1945 - male, a male aged 15 was Swimming near Shatt-al Arab River. A Bull shark was reported to have attacked male. The attack was non-fatal (Left foot bitten)