List of all shark attacks in iraq
Fatal Attacks
3
Unprovoked Attacks
12
Total Attacks
12
There have been a total of 12 shark attacks in IRAQ. Out of those, 3 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 25.00%. 12 attacks came out of the blue while 0 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shatt-al Arab River | 12h00 | Bull shark | Swimming | Left foot bitten | NO | 15yo male | |
| Ashar Canal, where people wash clothes & kitchen pans | Afternoon | Bull shark | Swimming, naked | Arm severed, but survived. Note: Some weeks later he was swimming at the same spot when a shark severed his right foot. | NO | 9 or 10yo male | |
| Shatt-al-Arab River near Abu al Khasib | Washing clothes on stairs | Left foot severed | NO | 25yo female | |||
| Shatt-al-Arab River | Afternoon | Fishing from a small boat & put his hand in the water while holding a dead fish | Right hand severed | NO | 25yo male | ||
| Shatt-al-Arab River | 12h00 | Swimming | FATAL, left leg severed | YES | 35yo male | ||
| River Tigris | Swimming | Right arm severed, left foot bitten | NO | 22yo Syed Khaleeulla | |||
| Shatt-al-Arab River near Abu al Khasib | Afternoon | Bull shark | Swimming in section of river used for washing clothes & cooking utensils | Right leg lacerated & surgically amputated | NO | 16yo male | |
| Shatt-al-Arab River | Afternoon | Fishing, trying to catch the end of his fishing line | Left hand bitten | NO | 35yo male | ||
| Shatt-el Arab River near a small boat stand | Afternoon | Bull shark | Swimming | FATAL, left leg bitten with severe blood loss | YES | 13 or 14yo male | |
| Shatt-al-Arab River | Afternoon | Bull shark | Swimming naked near a date palm where many dates fell into the water | Arm severed | NO | 6yo male |
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