List of all shark attacks in iran
Fatal Attacks
13
Unprovoked Attacks
28
Total Attacks
29
There have been a total of 29 shark attacks in IRAN. Out of those, 13 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 44.83%. 28 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahvaz, on the Karun River | 31-12-1986 | Bull shark | Foot severed | NO | Mr. Jabar-Kaaby | ||
| Ramin, near Ahvaz | 31-12-1984 | Bull shark | Fishing | FATAL | YES | male | |
| Ahvaz, on the Karun River | 31-12-1970 | Survived | NO | Mr. Nagib | |||
| Ahvaz, on the Karun River | 31-12-1970 | Survived | NO | Mr. Kalantar | |||
| Ahvaz, on the Karun River, 275 km from the sea | Possibly C. leucas | Swimming | Left Achilles tendon severed, calf muscles severely lacerated | NO | 12yo Mehdi | ||
| Ahvaz, on the Karun River | Early morning | Standing | FATAL | YES | a old fisherman | ||
| Ahvaz, on the Karun River | Standing, washing rear wheels of his ambulance in ankle-deep water | FATAL, fell into water when shark seized his right ankle, right leg bitten, left forearm & hand lacerated, all tissue stripped from right arm | YES | I.A.S. C. driver | |||
| Bashamir | Swimming | Right forearm injured, mid-humeral amputation | NO | 13yo Hamid | |||
| near Band Misan in Shustar, 420 km from the sea | Bull shark | Survived | NO | Mr. Paniry | |||
| Bashamir | Swimming | FATAL, thigh lacerated, femur exposed | YES | 18yo Ali |
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