Shark attack, 1960s (Unprovoked)
Location: Shatt-al-Arab River near Abu al Khasib, Basrah, IRAQ
Time: Afternoon
Activity: Swimming in section of river used for washing clothes & cooking utensils
Victim: male (M, age 16)
Injury: Right leg lacerated & surgically amputated
Fatal: N
Species: Bull shark
Source: B.W. Coad & L.A.J. Al-Hassan