Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1945 Vicinity of Abadan, Shatt-al-Arab River, IRAN / IRAQ

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1945

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Vicinity of Abadan, Shatt-al-Arab River, IRAN / IRAQ

🌍 IRAN / IRAQ

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower left leg amputated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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