Iraq | Basrah | Shatt-al-Arab River near Abu al Khasib

Incident Details:

year: 1960
location: Shatt-al-Arab River near Abu al Khasib
area: Basrah
country: Iraq
fatality: non-fatal
species: Bull
victim: male
gender: M
age: 16
injury: Right leg lacerated & surgically amputated
time: Afternoon
species detail: Bull shark
source: B.W. Coad & L.A.J. Al-Hassan
species: Bull shark
date: 1960s
activity: Swimming in section of river used for washing clothes & cooking utensils

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 1960 on the date reported as 1960s - male, a male aged 16 was Swimming in section of river used for washing clothes & cooking utensils near Shatt-al-Arab River near Abu al Khasib. A Bull shark was reported to have attacked male. The attack was non-fatal (Right leg lacerated & surgically amputated)