Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

1953 near Ahvaz, 275 km from the sea, Karun River, IRAN

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1953

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

near Ahvaz, 275 km from the sea, Karun River, IRAN

🌍 IRAN

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm severed

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

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